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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))                 ¨¨##¨¨##¨#
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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.              ¨##¨#¨###¨
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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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