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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. &&&¨&&¨¨&¨
&&¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨ ¨¨&&¨&¨&&¨
¨&¨¨¨¨&&¨& ¨&¨&&&&¨&&
&&¨¨¨&¨&&¨ &&&¨¨¨&&¨&
¨&¨¨&&&¨&¨ ¨¨&¨¨&¨&&¨
&&¨&¨¨&&&¨ ¨&&¨&&&¨&¨
¨&&&¨&¨¨&& &¨&&¨¨&&&&