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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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§¨§§¨§§¨§¨                    -                     ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
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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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§¨§§¨§§¨§¨                    %                     ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
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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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§¨§§¨§§¨§¨                    §                     ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
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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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§¨§§¨§§¨§¨                    £                     ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
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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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