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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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