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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^
$^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^$
%$^«,¨¨¨¨¨ AT NIGHT, I HAVE DEMI-LUCID DREAMS ¨¨¨¨¨,«^$%
&%$^«,¨¨¨¨ WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND ¨¨¨¨,«^$%&
@&%$^«,¨¨¨ THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ¨¨¨,«^$%&@
#@&%$^«,¨¨ IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A ¨¨,«^$%&@#
##@&%$^«,¨ LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO ¨,«^$%&@##
#@&%$^«,¨¨ FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ¨¨,«^$%&@#
@&%$^«,¨¨¨ - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE ¨¨¨,«^$%&@
&%$^«,¨¨¨¨ ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ¨¨¨¨,«^$%&
%$^«,¨¨¨¨¨ THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. ¨¨¨¨¨,«^$%
$^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^$
^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,