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¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§
¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§
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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. ¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§
¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§                    ¨                     ¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§
¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§ 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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¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§
¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§