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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^
§^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^§