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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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