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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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¨^=†%$####                     =                    ####$%†=^¨
¨^=†%$&###                                          ###&$%†=^¨
¨^=†%$&### I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AT SIX AM.  IT'S ###&$%†=^¨
¨^=†%$&### DARK,  AND  THE  STARS ARE OUT,  BUT THE ###&$%†=^¨
¨^=†%$&### SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE.  ITS A  LONG  DAY, ###&$%†=^¨
¨^=†%$&### BEFORE IT  FADES  TO  NIGHT  AGAIN,  AND ###&$%†=^¨
¨¨¨¨^==%&# 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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