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¨¨¨§¨¨§§¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
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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. ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨