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