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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, ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^%
$%^=,¨¨¨¨¨ IT'S  NOT  ENDLESS BUT  CONNECTED  TO  A ¨¨¨¨¨,=^%$
£$%^=,¨¨¨¨ LARGE  SPRAWLING  CITY,  WHERE MY  RADIO ¨¨¨¨,=^%$£
#£$%^=,¨¨¨ FRIENDS  LIVE. WE  GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ¨¨¨,=^%$£#
##£$%^=,¨¨ - THINGS ARE  DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE ¨¨,=^%$£##
###£$%^=,¨ ME,  THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ¨,=^%$£###
##£$%^=,¨¨ THIS  IS  A  MYSTERY WE  OFTEN  DISCUSS. ¨¨,=^%$£##
#£$%^=,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,=^%$£#
£$%^=,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,=^%$£
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