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§¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨             @ DREAM PALACE @             ¨§¨§¨¨§§§¨
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§¨§§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
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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))                 ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
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§¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨                    ~                     ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨ 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.              ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
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§¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨                    §                     ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨ 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.      ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
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§¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨                    ¶                     ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨ 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. ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
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§¨§§¨§¨§§¨                    ¨                     ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§§¨§¨§§¨ 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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