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¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨             $ DREAM PALACE $             ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§
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¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§§             $ ..... ...... $             ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§             / ..... ...... /             ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§
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§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨             - ..... ...... -             §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
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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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