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