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¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨             @ DREAM PALACE @             ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
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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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