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¨##¨#¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨
¨#¨###¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨##¨##¨##
####¨¨#¨¨¨             $ DREAM PALACE $             ¨¨#¨##¨##¨
#¨¨¨#¨##¨¨             : ----- ------ :             ¨¨###¨##¨#
¨#¨¨###¨#¨             $ ..... ...... $             ¨¨#¨¨##¨##
###¨#¨¨###             ^ ..... ...... ^             ¨¨##¨#¨##¨
#¨¨###¨#¨¨             : ..... ...... :             #¨#¨####¨#
¨#¨#¨¨###¨             : ..... ...... :             #####¨¨¨##
#####¨#¨¨#             ¨ ..... ...... ¨             ¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨¨¨###¨#                                          #¨¨¨¨##¨##
¨#¨¨¨#¨¨##                                          ¨#¨¨¨#¨##¨
¨##¨¨##¨#¨ 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.                  ¨##¨¨¨¨#¨¨
#¨¨#¨###¨¨                                          ¨#¨#¨¨¨##¨
##¨###¨¨#¨                     †                    #####¨¨#¨#
¨¨##¨¨#¨##                                          #¨¨¨¨#¨###
#¨#¨#¨###¨ 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.              #¨¨#¨¨###¨
¨¨#¨¨#¨###                                          ¨#¨##¨#¨¨#
#¨##¨###¨¨                    #                     ####¨###¨#
¨##¨##¨¨#¨                                          #¨¨¨##¨¨##
##¨##¨#¨## 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.      #¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨#
¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨                                          ##¨¨¨¨¨###
#¨¨¨##¨¨¨¨                    ¶                     #¨#¨¨¨¨#¨¨
##¨¨#¨#¨¨¨                                          ####¨¨¨##¨
#¨#¨####¨¨ 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. ¨¨##¨##¨##
####¨¨#¨¨¨                                          ¨¨#¨##¨##¨
#¨¨¨#¨##¨¨                    ¨                     ¨¨###¨##¨#
¨#¨¨###¨#¨                                          ¨¨#¨¨##¨##
###¨#¨¨### 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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