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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.                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                     †                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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