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