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¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨             * DREAM PALACE *             §¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
§§§§§§¨§§¨             ~ ----- ------ ~             §§§¨¨¨§§¨¨
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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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