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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     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«:
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@#&£%:«^¨¨ 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.                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨^«:%
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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.             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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%:«^¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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.      ¨¨¨¨^«:%£&
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«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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