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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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