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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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