¨¨¨¨¨¨,«*§                                          §*«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«*                                          *«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«                                          «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,                                          ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             * 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,                                          ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«                                          «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨