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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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