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§¨¨§¨¨§¨§§             @ DREAM PALACE @             ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
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§¨¨§¨¨§¨§§             @ ..... ...... @             ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§§¨§§¨¨§             : ..... ...... :             ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
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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))                 ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
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§¨¨§¨¨§¨§§                    »                     ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
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§¨¨§¨¨§¨§§ 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.                 ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
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§¨¨§¨¨§¨§§                    §                     ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
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§¨¨§¨¨§¨§§ 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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§¨¨§¨¨§¨§§                     §                    ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
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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.      ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
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§¨¨§¨¨§¨§§                     ¶                    ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
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§¨¨§¨¨§¨§§ 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. ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
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§¨§§¨§§¨¨§ 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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