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§§§¨§§§¨¨§                                          ¨§§¨§§¨¨¨§
¨¨§§¨¨§¨§¨             $ DREAM PALACE $             §¨§§¨§¨¨§¨
¨§¨§¨§§§§¨             , ----- ------ ,             §§¨§§§¨§§¨
§§§§§¨¨¨§¨             $ ..... ...... $             ¨§§¨¨§§¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§¨             : ..... ...... :             §¨§¨§¨§§§§
¨¨¨§§¨§¨§¨             , ..... ...... ,             §§§§§§¨¨¨§
¨¨§¨§§§§§¨             , ..... ...... ,             ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨             ¨ ..... ...... ¨             ¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨§
§¨¨§¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§§§§
§¨§§¨¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨
§§¨§¨§§¨§¨ 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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