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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)) ¨,-;%¤@@##
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-;
%;-,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,-;%
¤%;-,¨¨¨¨¨ % ¨¨¨¨¨,-;%¤
@¤%;-,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,-;%¤@
@@¤%;-,¨¨¨ 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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#@@¤%;-,¨¨ ¨ ¨¨,-;%¤@@#
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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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