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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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