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§§&**.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.**&§§
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##@§&^*«.¨             & DREAM PALACE &             ¨.«*^&§@##
§§^^«««..¨             . ----- ------ .             ¨..«««^^§§
##@§&^*«.¨             & ..... ...... &             ¨.«*^&§@##
§&^«.¨¨¨¨¨             * ..... ...... *             ¨¨¨¨¨.«^&§
##@§&^*«.¨             . ..... ...... .             ¨.«*^&§@##
##@§&^*«.¨             . ..... ...... .             ¨.«*^&§@##
§^^*«.¨¨¨¨             ¨ ..... ...... ¨             ¨¨¨¨.«*^^§
###@§&^*«.                                          .«*^&§@###
@&&&&^*«.¨                                          ¨.«*^&&&&@
§&^^^«¨¨¨¨ 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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§§§§&^*«.¨                     §                    ¨.«*^&§§§§
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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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#@&^««¨¨¨¨                    ¨                     ¨¨¨¨««^&@#
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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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