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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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