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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. $†:«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«:† †:«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«: ¨ :«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, AT NIGHT, I HAVE DEMI-LUCID DREAMS ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«: :«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«:† †:«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«:†$ $†:«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«:†$& &$†:«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,«:†$&¶ ¶&$†:«,¨¨¨