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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.                 ##@¤*%^«,¨
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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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¨,«^%*¤@## 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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