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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)) ¨&&&¨¨&¨¨&
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&¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨
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&¨¨&¨&&¨¨& &¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&
&&¨¨¨&&&¨¨ 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. ¨¨&&&¨¨&¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨ ¨¨&¨&&¨¨&¨
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&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&& ¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨
¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨ 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. &¨¨&¨¨¨&¨¨
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&¨¨¨¨¨&¨&& ¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨
¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨&& 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. ¨&¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨
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&¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨& 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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