¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~
/~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~/
$/~-¨¨¨¨¨¨ $ 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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