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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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