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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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¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§