,,,:«†^&@#                                          #@&^†«:,,,
,,,,:«†^&@                                          @&^†«:,,,,
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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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,,,,:«†^&@                                          @&^†«:,,,,
,,,:«†^&@#                                          #@&^†«:,,,