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@§$§/«,¨¨¨             $ DREAM PALACE $             ¨¨¨,«/§$§@
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«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ NOT ACTUALLY A PALACE.  A COTTAGE IN THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ OTHER  DAY,  SPRINGS   AND  STREAMS  AND ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS,   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                 SPRING))                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
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$§/«,¨¨¨¨¨ 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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$§/«,¨¨¨¨¨ I HAVE FRIENDS - THERE'S  A  CAT,  AND A ¨¨¨¨¨,«/§$
§$§/«,¨¨¨¨ DOG  (WHO  IS  RIDICOLOUSLY  LARGE   AND ¨¨¨¨,«/§$§
@§$§/«,¨¨¨ WANTS TO BE  THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO ¨¨¨,«/§$§@
#@§$§/«,¨¨ THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT  A BIT ¨¨,«/§$§@#
##@§$§/«,¨ MYSELF,  SONGS  AND  POETRY,  AND  FOUND ¨,«/§$§@##
#@§$§/«,¨¨ SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE  OTHERS TELL ¨¨,«/§$§@#
@§$§/«,¨¨¨ OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE  GUITAR FOR ME, ¨¨¨,«/§$§@
§$§/«,¨¨¨¨ AND  TELL  TALES  OF  THE OLD  WORLD.  I ¨¨¨¨,«/§$§
$§/«,¨¨¨¨¨      CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL.      ¨¨¨¨¨,«/§$
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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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