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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. ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«† †«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«†* *†«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«†*§ §*†«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«†*§@ @§*†«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,«†*§@# #@§*†«,¨¨¨