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§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨             $ DREAM PALACE $             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨             : ----- ------ :             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨§§¨¨             $ ..... ...... $             §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨             † ..... ...... †             ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨§§             : ..... ...... :             ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§             : ..... ...... :             §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨             ¨ ..... ...... ¨             ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨ 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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¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          §§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§
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