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