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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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