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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))                 ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
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¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                     ~                    ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§ 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.                  ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
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¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                     %                    ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§ 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.             ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                    §                     ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
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¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§ 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.      ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
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¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                    £                     ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
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¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§ 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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¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                    ¨                     ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
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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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