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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.                 #¨¨¨#¨¨¨#¨
#¨#¨#####¨                                          #¨¨##¨¨###
####¨¨¨¨##                     $                    #¨#¨#¨#¨¨¨
¨¨¨#¨¨¨#¨¨                                          #######¨¨#
¨¨##¨¨##¨# 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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¨#¨#¨¨¨###                    #                     ¨¨¨¨¨##¨¨¨
####¨¨#¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨#¨#¨¨¨
¨¨¨#¨##¨¨# 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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