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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. ¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨§¨§¨
§§§¨§¨§§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨¨§§§§¨
¨¨§§§§¨§§§                                          §§¨¨§¨¨¨§§
¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨§¨¨¨                                          §§§¨§¨§§§§
¨§¨§§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§§¨¨¨¨