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¤¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¤ % DREAM PALACE % ¨¤¤¤¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¤¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ % ..... ...... % ¨¨¨¤¤¤¨¨¨¨
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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)) ¨¨¨¨¤¨¨¨¨¨
¨¤¨¨¨¤¨¤¤¨ ¤¨¨¨¨¤¨¨¨¨
¨¨¤¨¨¨¨¤¤¤ ~ ¤¤¨¨¨¨¤¨¨¨
¨¨¨¤¨¨¨¤¨¤ ¤¤¤¨¨¨¨¤¨¨
¨¨¨¨¤¨¨¨¨¤ 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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