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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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¨,«\$*&@##                    «                     ##@&*$\«,¨
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¨,«\$*&&@@ I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AT  SIX AM. IT'S @@&&*$\«,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨«$& DARK,  AND THE STARS  ARE OUT,  BUT  THE &$«¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,«\$*&&&& 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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¨,«\$*&###                    ¨                     ###&*$\«,¨
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¨¨¨¨«\**&# AT  NIGHT,  I  HAVE  DEMI-LUCID   DREAMS #&**\«¨¨¨¨
¨,«\$*&@## WHERE  THE SPIRITS  OF THE FOREST AROUND ##@&*$\«,¨
¨,«\$*&@## 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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