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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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