¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.- -.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.-: :-.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.-:§ §:-.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.-:§% %§:-.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.-:§%¤ ¤%§:-.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.-:§%¤# % 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.- -.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.-: :-.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.-:§ §:-.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.-:§% %§:-.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.-:§%¤ ¤%§:-.¨¨¨¨