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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. §§§¨§¨¨§§§
¨¨§§§§§§§¨                                          §¨¨§§§¨§¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§§§¨
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨§§§§¨§¨¨§
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