§§§¨§§¨§¨§                                          §¨¨§¨§§¨§§
¨¨§§¨§§§§¨                                          §¨§§§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§                                          §§¨¨§§¨§¨¨
§§§¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§§§¨¨
¨¨§§§¨§§¨§                                          §§§§§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§§¨§§¨             & 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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¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨§¨¨§§§§¨