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