§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨¨§§§
§§§¨§§§¨§¨                                          ¨§§§§¨§¨¨¨
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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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§¨§¨§§§¨¨§                                          §¨§¨¨§§¨¨§