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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.             @@%††\\«:¨
¨:«\\\%@@@                                          @@@%\\\«:¨
¨¨¨¨«††%@¶                     @                    ¶@%††«¨¨¨¨
¨:«\†††%@¶                                          ¶@%†††\«:¨
¨¨¨¨«\\\%¶ 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. @¶%†\:¨¨¨¨
¨:«\†%@¶¶@                                          @¶¶@%†\«:¨
¨:«\†%@@@@                     ¨                    @@@@%†\«:¨
¨:«\†%@¶@#                                          #@¶@%†\«:¨
¨:«\†%@@## 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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