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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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