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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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