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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. ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§