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¨¨##¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          #####¨##¨#
¨#¨#¨¨¨¨¨#             % DREAM PALACE %             ¨¨¨¨##¨###
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¨¨¨#¨¨¨##¨             % ..... ...... %             ¨¨###¨#¨#¨
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¨#¨#¨###¨¨             ^ ..... ...... ^             ##¨#¨¨¨¨#¨
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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.                 ¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨#
¨¨#¨#¨¨##¨                                          ¨¨##¨¨¨¨##
¨####¨#¨#¨                    *                     ¨#¨#¨¨¨#¨#
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#¨¨#¨¨¨¨#¨ 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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