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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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¨§§¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨§