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¨§§¨¨§¨¨§§             % DREAM PALACE %             §¨§§§§§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨             ^ ----- ------ ^             §§§¨¨¨¨§§§
§§§§§§¨§§§             % ..... ...... %             §¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨
§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨             ; ..... ...... ;             ¨§¨§§¨¨§§¨
§§¨¨¨¨§¨§¨             ^ ..... ...... ^             §§§§¨§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨¨¨§§§§             ^ ..... ...... ^             §¨¨¨§§§§§§
§¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨             ¨ ..... ...... ¨             ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
§§§¨§¨§§¨¨                                          §§§¨§§¨¨¨¨
§¨¨§§§§¨§¨                                          §¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨
§§¨§¨¨¨§§§ 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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