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¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§§¨§§
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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. ¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨                    ¨                     ¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨ 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. ¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨§