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¨§¨§§¨§§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨§             * DREAM PALACE *             ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§
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¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨§             * ..... ...... *             ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§
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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))                 ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§§¨§§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨§                    ~                     ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§§¨§§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨§ 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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