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¤¤¤¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¤¤
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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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