¨§¨§§§§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨¨
§§§¨¨¨§§§§                                          §§§§¨¨§§¨¨
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¨§§¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§§§§§§
§¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§§¨§§§¨¨¨¨             § DREAM PALACE §             §§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨             , ----- ------ ,             ¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨§¨§§¨¨¨§             § ..... ...... §             §§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
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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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§§§¨¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨§§§§§¨§§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨
¨§§§§§§§§¨                                          §§¨¨¨§¨§¨¨
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