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