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§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§§§§§¨§¨
§¨§¨¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§§
¨§§§¨§¨§¨§             % DREAM PALACE %             §¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨¨§§§§§§             , ----- ------ ,             ¨§§¨§¨¨§§¨
¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨¨             % ..... ...... %             ¨§¨§§§¨§¨§
§§¨§§§¨¨¨¨             * ..... ...... *             §§§§¨¨§§§§
¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨             , ..... ...... ,             §¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§¨§§¨¨             , ..... ...... ,             §§¨¨§§§§¨¨
¨¨§§§§§¨§¨             ¨ ..... ...... ¨             ¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§§                                          §¨§§§§¨¨§§
§¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨§¨§¨
§§§¨§¨¨§§¨ 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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