&&¨¨¨¨¨&&¨ ¨¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨
¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨ &&&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
&&¨¨&¨¨&&¨ &&¨¨&&&&&&
&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ &¨¨¨¨&&&&&
¨¨&&&&&&&& ¨¨&&¨¨&&&&
¨¨¨&&&&&&& % 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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