¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§§¨§§§¨§
§§§§¨§§§§§                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨§§§
¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§                                          §§§¨§¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§§§§§¨¨¨
¨§§§§¨¨§§§                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
§¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§             & 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. §¨¨§§¨§¨§§
§¨¨¨§§¨§¨¨                                          §¨§¨§§§§¨§
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§§¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨¨§§¨§§§¨¨
¨§¨§§§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§
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