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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)) #@#&¤*;-~¨
¨~-;*¤&#@# #@#&¤*;-~¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-;¤# - #¤;-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨~-*¤&#@## ##@#&¤*-~¨
¨¨¨¨¨~-**& 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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