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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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¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨