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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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