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¨¨##¨###¨¨             ¤ DREAM PALACE ¤             #¨¨###¨¨¨¨
¨¨#¨##¨¨#¨             ~ ----- ------ ~             ¨#¨#¨¨#¨¨¨
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¨¨#¨¨####¨             \ ..... ...... \             ¨¨¨¨¨##¨#¨
¨¨##¨#¨¨¨#             ~ ..... ...... ~             #¨¨¨¨#¨###
#¨#¨###¨¨#             ~ ..... ...... ~             ¨#¨¨¨###¨¨
#####¨¨#¨#             ¨ ..... ...... ¨             ¨##¨¨#¨¨#¨
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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.                  ¨#¨¨¨¨###¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨                                          ###¨¨¨#¨¨#
#¨¨¨¨¨¨##¨                    *                     #¨¨#¨¨##¨#
¨#¨¨¨¨¨#¨#                                          ¨#¨##¨#¨##
###¨¨¨¨### 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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