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§$\\\\=¨¨¨             $ DREAM PALACE $             ¨¨¨=\\\\$§
###§$^\=~¨             ~ ----- ------ ~             ¨~=\^$§###
###§$^\=~¨             $ ..... ...... $             ¨~=\^$§###
§§§$$^\=~¨             \ ..... ...... \             ¨~=\^$$§§§
###§$^\=~¨             ~ ..... ...... ~             ¨~=\^$§###
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###§$^\=~¨             ¨ ..... ...... ¨             ¨~=\^$§###
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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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###§$^\=~¨                                          ¨~=\^$§###
#$$\=~¨¨¨¨ IN THIS  COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT  OF RADIO ¨¨¨¨~=\$$#
§^=~~¨¨¨¨¨   EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE   ¨¨¨¨¨~~=^§
§§^\~~¨¨¨¨ PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS,  CAMERAS, ¨¨¨¨~~\^§§
####$^\=~¨ MIRRORS,  PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS  TO ¨~=\^$####
####§$^\=~ DO ART WITH.  THE  FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ~=\^$§####
####§$^\~¨ DIFFERET FOODS,  ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ¨~\^$§####
###§$^\=~¨              SLIGHTLY WEIRD.             ¨~=\^$§###
§^\=~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~=\^§
#$^^=~¨¨¨¨                     §                    ¨¨¨¨~=^^$#
###§$^\=~¨                                          ¨~=\^$§###
###§$^\=~¨ I HAVE  FRIENDS  - THERE'S A CAT,  AND A ¨~=\^$§###
###§$^\=~¨ DOG  (WHO  IS  RIDICOLOUSLY  LARGE   AND ¨~=\^$§###
§§$\==~¨¨¨ WANTS TO BE  THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO ¨¨¨~==\$§§
§^=~~¨¨¨¨¨ THE SHORTWAVE RADIO,  AND TRANSMIT A BIT ¨¨¨¨¨~~=^§
###§$^\=~¨ MYSELF,  SONGS  AND  POETRY,  AND  FOUND ¨~=\^$§###
###§$^\=~¨ SOUNDS  FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL ¨~=\^$§###
#$$$$^\=~¨ OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR  ME, ¨~=\^$$$$#
##$\\==¨¨¨ AND TELL  TALES  OF  THE  OLD  WORLD.  I ¨¨¨==\\$##
###§$^\=~¨      CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL.      ¨~=\^$§###
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#$\~¨¨¨¨¨¨                     #                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨~\$#
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##$$$^\=~¨ 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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##$\=~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~=\$##