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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. % .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.« «.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«: 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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