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