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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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¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
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