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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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