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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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¨¨¨¨¨~-^&&                    -                     &&^-~¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨~-†^&¶###                     &                    ###¶&^†-~¨
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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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