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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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