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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. ¨¨,-=†§¶##
#¶§†=-,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,-=†§¶#
¶§†=-,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,-=†§¶
§†=-,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,-=†§
†=-,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,-=†
=-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-=
-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-