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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, ¨¨¨.»^**##
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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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