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¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨             % DREAM PALACE %             ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§
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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))                 ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨                    «                     §¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨ 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. ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§§                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨