¨§§§§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§§¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨§§§§¨§§§§                                          ¨§§§¨§§¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨             $ 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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¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          §§§§§§¨§¨§
§¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨§§§§
¨§¨¨§§§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨§§¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          §§§¨¨¨§§¨¨