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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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