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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨§§§¨¨§¨¨¨
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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))                 §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨                     ~                    ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§ 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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¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨