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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))                 §§¨§§¨§§§§
§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§¨§§¨¨¨§
§¨¨§§¨§§¨¨                     -                    §¨§§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§§¨§¨¨                                          §§¨§§§¨§§§
§§§§¨§§§¨¨ 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. §¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨§§§¨§¨¨§§                                          §¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§
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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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¨§§§§¨¨¨§§                                          §§¨§§¨§§§§
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