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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))                 §¨¨§¨§¨§¨§
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§¨§¨§¨§§¨§                     »                    §¨¨§¨§¨§¨§
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§¨§¨§¨§§¨§ 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.                 §¨¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§                                          §¨§§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§                     %                    §¨¨§¨§¨§¨§
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§¨§¨§¨§§¨§ 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.             §¨¨§¨§¨§¨§
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§¨§¨§¨§§¨§                     §                    §¨¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§                                          §¨§§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§ 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.      §¨¨§¨§¨§¨§
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§¨§¨§¨§§¨§                    @                     §¨¨§¨§¨§¨§
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§¨§¨§¨§§¨§ 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. §¨§§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§                                          §¨¨§¨§¨§¨§
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§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ 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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