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