¨¨#¨##¨¨¨¨                                          ¨#¨####¨##
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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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¨¨#¨##¨¨#¨                                          ¨#¨#¨##¨##