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