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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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