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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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