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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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