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¤†\=,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,=\†¤
†\=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¤ DREAM PALACE ¤ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=\†
\=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ , ----- ------ , ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=\
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¤ ..... ...... ¤ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ \ ..... ...... \ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ , ..... ...... , ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
\=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ , ..... ...... , ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=\
†\=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ..... ...... ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=\†
¤†\=,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,=\†¤
¤¤†\=,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,=\†¤¤
#¤¤†\=,¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¤ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
\=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=\
†\=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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