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«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ $ DREAM PALACE $ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - ----- ------ - ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ $ ..... ...... $ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = ..... ...... = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
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#$*=«-¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨-«=*$#
¶#$*=«-¨¨¨ NOT ACTUALLY A PALACE. A COTTAGE IN THE ¨¨¨-«=*$#¶
#¶#$*=«-¨¨ WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ¨¨-«=*$#¶#
##¶#$*=«-¨ OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ¨-«=*$#¶##
#¶#$*=«-¨¨ MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ¨¨-«=*$#¶#
¶#$*=«-¨¨¨ BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE ¨¨¨-«=*$#¶
#$*=«-¨¨¨¨ SPRING)) ¨¨¨¨-«=*$#
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«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨-«=*
$*=«-¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨-«=*$
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#¶#$*=«-¨¨ IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO ¨¨-«=*$#¶#
##¶#$*=«-¨ EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE ¨-«=*$#¶##
#¶#$*=«-¨¨ PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ¨¨-«=*$#¶#
¶#$*=«-¨¨¨ MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ¨¨¨-«=*$#¶
#$*=«-¨¨¨¨ DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ¨¨¨¨-«=*$#
$*=«-¨¨¨¨¨ DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ¨¨¨¨¨-«=*$
*=«-¨¨¨¨¨¨ SLIGHTLY WEIRD. ¨¨¨¨¨¨-«=*
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«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨-«=*
$*=«-¨¨¨¨¨ SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL ¨¨¨¨¨-«=*$
#$*=«-¨¨¨¨ OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ¨¨¨¨-«=*$#
¶#$*=«-¨¨¨ AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I ¨¨¨-«=*$#¶
#¶#$*=«-¨¨ CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. ¨¨-«=*$#¶#
##¶#$*=«-¨ ¨-«=*$#¶##
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#$*=«-¨¨¨¨ MOST IMPORTANTLY, THERE'S A TWO SQUARE ¨¨¨¨-«=*$#
$*=«-¨¨¨¨¨ METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN ¨¨¨¨¨-«=*$
*=«-¨¨¨¨¨¨ "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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨-«=*
$*=«-¨¨¨¨¨ FORGETTING TO PUT THEM IN THE SQUARE. ¨¨¨¨¨-«=*$
#$*=«-¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨-«=*$#
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#¶#$*=«-¨¨ ¨¨-«=*$#¶#
##¶#$*=«-¨ AT NIGHT, I HAVE DEMI-LUCID DREAMS ¨-«=*$#¶##
#¶#$*=«-¨¨ WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND ¨¨-«=*$#¶#
¶#$*=«-¨¨¨ THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ¨¨¨-«=*$#¶
#$*=«-¨¨¨¨ IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A ¨¨¨¨-«=*$#
$*=«-¨¨¨¨¨ LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO ¨¨¨¨¨-«=*$
*=«-¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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