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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.      ¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨§
¨¨§§¨¨¨§§§                                          §¨§§§¨¨¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨¨                     @                    §§¨¨§¨¨§§¨
§§§§¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
¨¨¨§§¨§¨§¨ 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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¨§§¨¨§§¨§§                                          ¨§¨§§§¨¨¨§