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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)) ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†
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##¤%†~,¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†
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##¤%†~,¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨,~†%¤###
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%†~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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