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§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨             % DREAM PALACE %             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨             - ----- ------ -             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨             % ..... ...... %             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨¨¨             : ..... ...... :             §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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.      ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨                    @                     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
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§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§ 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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