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§§§§§¨¨§§¨                                          ¨§§§§¨¨§¨¨
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨             § DREAM PALACE §             ¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§§§§§             , ----- ------ ,             §¨¨¨¨§§§§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§§             § ..... ...... §             ¨¨§§¨¨§§§¨
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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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