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¨§¨¨§§§§§¨             § DREAM PALACE §             §¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨
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¨§¨§§§¨¨¨§             § ..... ...... §             §§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
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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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