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¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§§§¨
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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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