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§§§§§¨§¨¨¨ NOT ACTUALLY  A PALACE. A COTTAGE IN THE §§¨¨§¨¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨  WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY   ¨§¨§§¨§¨§§
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨ OTHER  DAY,  SPRINGS  AND   STREAMS  AND §§§¨§§§§¨§
¨¨§§¨§§¨¨¨   MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS,   ¨¨§§¨¨¨§§§
¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§     BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE    ¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨§
§§§¨§§§¨§¨                 SPRING))                 §§§§¨§§¨§§
¨¨§§¨¨§§§§                                          ¨¨¨§§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨§¨§¨¨¨¨                     »                    ¨¨§¨§§¨§¨¨
§§§§§§¨¨¨§                                          ¨§§§¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨ I WAKE UP  EVERY MORNING AT SIX AM. IT'S §¨¨§§¨¨§¨§
¨¨¨¨§§¨§§¨ DARK,  AND  THE STARS  ARE  OUT, BUT THE §¨§¨§¨§§§§
¨¨¨§¨§§¨§§ SUN  IS ABOUT TO  RISE. ITS  A LONG DAY, §§§§§§¨¨¨§
¨¨§§§¨§§¨§ BEFORE  IT FADES  TO  NIGHT  AGAIN,  AND ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§
¨§¨¨§§¨§§§ THEN IT  STAYS  SO UNTIL I  FALL ASLEEP. ¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨§
§§¨§¨§§¨¨¨ IT  DOESN'T  RISE  UNLESS  I'VE  HAD  MY ¨¨¨§¨§§§§§
¨§§§§¨§¨¨¨                  DREAMS.                 ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨
§¨¨¨§§§¨¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
§¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨                    =                     §§¨§§¨¨¨¨§
§¨§§¨§§§§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨¨¨§¨
§§¨§§¨¨¨§¨ IN THIS  COTTAGE THERE'S  A LOT OF RADIO §¨§§§¨¨§§§
¨§§¨§¨¨§§¨   EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE   §§¨¨§¨§¨¨¨
§¨§§§¨§¨§¨ PLAYERS. PEN AND  PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ¨§¨§§§§¨¨¨
§§¨¨§§§§§¨ MIRRORS, PRISMS,  AND VARIOUS THINGS  TO §§§¨¨¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨ DO ART  WITH. THE  FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ¨¨§¨¨§§¨§¨
§§§§¨¨¨§§§ DIFFERET FOODS,  ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ¨§§¨§¨§§§¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨              SLIGHTLY WEIRD.             §¨§§§§¨¨§§
¨¨§§¨§§¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§§¨§¨¨¨                    §                     ¨§¨¨§§§§§§
§§§¨§§§¨¨§                                          §§¨§¨¨¨¨¨§
¨¨§§¨¨§¨§¨ I  HAVE FRIENDS -  THERE'S A CAT, AND  A ¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨§¨§¨§§§§§ DOG  (WHO  IS  RIDICOLOUSLY  LARGE   AND §¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨
§§§§§¨¨¨¨¨ WANTS  TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO §¨§§¨¨§¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§ THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A  BIT §§¨§¨§§§§§
¨¨¨§§¨¨¨§§ MYSELF,  SONGS  AND  POETRY,  AND  FOUND ¨§§§§¨¨¨¨§
¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨ SOUNDS  FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL §¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§
¨§§§§¨§§¨§ OF THEIR LIVES,  PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, §¨¨§§¨¨§¨§
§¨¨¨§§¨§§§ AND TELL  TALES  OF  THE  OLD  WORLD.  I §¨§¨§¨§§§§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨§      CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL.      §§§§§§¨¨¨¨
§¨§§§¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
§§¨¨§§§§¨¨                     ¶                    ¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨§                                          ¨¨¨§¨§¨§§§
§§§§¨¨§§§¨ MOST  IMPORTANTLY, THERE'S  A TWO SQUARE ¨¨§§§§§¨¨§
¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§§ METER  AREA  ON  THE FLOOR  WHERE I  CAN ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§¨
¨¨§§§§¨§¨¨ "SAVE"  THINGS.  WHATEVER I PUT  IN HERE §§¨¨¨§§§§¨
¨§¨¨¨§§§¨§ WILL  NOT  BE  AFFECTED BY  THE  NIGHTLY ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨¨§§¨    RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS   §§¨§§¨¨§§¨
¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨    COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH     ¨§§¨§¨§¨§§
§§§¨§§§§§¨   PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS  §¨§§§§§§¨§
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨ HEALED,  AND WHEREVER  AND  WHENEVER I'D §§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨
¨§¨§¨¨¨§§§ FALL ASLEEP  I'D  ALWAYS  WAKE UP  FULLY ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§¨
§§§§¨¨§¨¨§ RESTED  IN  MY  BED.  SOMETIMES  THERE'S §§¨¨¨§§§§¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨§§ ACCIDENTS   WHERE  I   LOSE   STUFF   BY ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§§
¨¨§§§¨§§¨¨ FORGETTING TO PUT  THEM  IN  THE SQUARE. §§¨§§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨§§§§
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¨§§§§¨¨§¨§                                          §§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
§¨¨¨§¨§§§¨ AT  NIGHT,  I   HAVE  DEMI-LUCID  DREAMS ¨§¨¨§§¨§§¨
§¨¨§§§¨¨§¨ WHERE  THE SPIRITS OF  THE FOREST AROUND §§¨§¨§§¨§§
§¨§¨¨§¨§§§ THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE.  HERE, ¨§§§§¨§§¨¨
§§§¨§§§¨¨¨ IT'S  NOT  ENDLESS  BUT  CONNECTED TO  A §¨¨¨§§¨§¨§
¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨ LARGE  SPRAWLING  CITY, WHERE  MY  RADIO §¨¨§¨§§§§¨
¨§¨§¨§§¨¨¨ FRIENDS  LIVE. WE  GO EXPLORING TOGETHER §¨§§§¨¨¨§¨
§§§§§¨§¨¨¨ - THINGS  ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE §§¨¨§¨¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨ ME, THEY NEVER  REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ¨§¨§§¨§¨§§
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨ THIS  IS  A MYSTERY  WE  OFTEN  DISCUSS. §§§¨§§§§¨§
¨¨§§¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§¨¨¨§§§
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