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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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