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¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨¨             ¤ DREAM PALACE ¤             ¨¨###¨####
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¨##¨##¨#¨#             ¤ ..... ...... ¤             ##¨#¨#¨¨#¨
#¨##¨####¨             / ..... ...... /             ¨#####¨##¨
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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))                 #¨##¨¨####
¨#¨¨##¨#¨¨                                          ##¨#¨#¨¨¨#
##¨#¨###¨#                    ~                     ¨#####¨¨##
¨####¨¨##¨                                          #¨¨¨¨#¨#¨¨
#¨¨¨#¨#¨## 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.             ¨¨##¨¨¨###
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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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