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#@§*^/~,¨¨             * DREAM PALACE *             ¨¨,~/^*§@#
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#@§*^/~,¨¨             * ..... ...... *             ¨¨,~/^*§@#
@§*^/~,¨¨¨             / ..... ...... /             ¨¨¨,~/^*§@
§*^/~,¨¨¨¨             , ..... ...... ,             ¨¨¨¨,~/^*§
*^/~,¨¨¨¨¨             , ..... ...... ,             ¨¨¨¨¨,~/^*
§*^/~,¨¨¨¨             ¨ ..... ...... ¨             ¨¨¨¨,~/^*§
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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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#@§*^/~,¨¨                    ~                     ¨¨,~/^*§@#
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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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#@§*^/~,¨¨                    ^                     ¨¨,~/^*§@#
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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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