§§¨§¨¨§§§¨                                          §¨§¨§§§§¨¨
¨§§§¨§¨¨§¨                                          §§§§¨¨¨§¨§
§¨¨§§§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§§§§
§¨§¨¨§§¨§§                                          ¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨
§§§¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§§¨¨¨§
¨¨§§§§¨§¨§             & 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. ¨§¨¨§§¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§                                          §§¨§¨§§¨¨§
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§¨§¨¨¨¨§§§                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
§§§¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§
¨¨§¨¨§§¨§¨                                          §§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨