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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)) ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-\
-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨^-\%
$%\-^¨¨¨¨¨ OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ¨¨¨¨¨^-\%$
@$%\-^¨¨¨¨ AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I ¨¨¨¨^-\%$@
@@$%\-^¨¨¨ CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. ¨¨¨^-\%$@@
#@@$%\-^¨¨ ¨¨^-\%$@@#
##@@$%\-^¨ @ ¨^-\%$@@##
#@@$%\-^¨¨ ¨¨^-\%$@@#
@@$%\-^¨¨¨ MOST IMPORTANTLY, THERE'S A TWO SQUARE ¨¨¨^-\%$@@
@$%\-^¨¨¨¨ METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN ¨¨¨¨^-\%$@
$%\-^¨¨¨¨¨ "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE ¨¨¨¨¨^-\%$
%\-^¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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