¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§¨§
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨             § 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. ¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨