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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.              ¶@%^\«,¨¨¨
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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.      ¶@%^\«,¨¨¨
¨¨,«\^%@¶#                                          #¶@%^\«,¨¨
¨,«\^%@¶##                     ¶                    ##¶@%^\«,¨
¨¨,«\^%@¶#                                          #¶@%^\«,¨¨
¨¨¨,«\^%@¶ 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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