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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^ ^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^* *^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨