^;=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=;^
;=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=;
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ % 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)) ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=;
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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