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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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