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#¶§¤§\--¨¨ ¤ DREAM PALACE ¤ ¨¨--\§¤§¶#
¶§¤§\--¨¨¨ - ----- ------ - ¨¨¨--\§¤§¶
§¤§\--¨¨¨¨ ¤ ..... ...... ¤ ¨¨¨¨--\§¤§
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§\--¨¨¨¨¨¨ - ..... ...... - ¨¨¨¨¨¨--\§
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨--\§
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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. ¨¨¨¨--\§¤§
¶§¤§\--¨¨¨ ¨¨¨--\§¤§¶
#¶§¤§\--¨¨ ¶ ¨¨--\§¤§¶#
##¶§¤§\--¨ ¨--\§¤§¶##
#¶§¤§\--¨¨ 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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