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