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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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