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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.              ¨##¨#¨¨##¨
¨#¨#¨¨¨##¨                                          ¨#¨###¨#¨#
#####¨¨#¨#                    #                     ¨###¨¨####
¨¨¨¨¨#¨###                                          ##¨¨#¨#¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨###¨¨ 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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