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##@¤*†^«.¨             * DREAM PALACE *             ¨.«^†*¤@##
##@¤*†^«.¨             . ----- ------ .             ¨.«^†*¤@##
@@¤††^.¨¨¨             * ..... ...... *             ¨¨¨.^††¤@@
##@¤*†^«.¨             ^ ..... ...... ^             ¨.«^†*¤@##
##@¤*†^«.¨             . ..... ...... .             ¨.«^†*¤@##
@¤**†^«¨¨¨             . ..... ...... .             ¨¨¨«^†**¤@
##@¤*†^«.¨             ¨ ..... ...... ¨             ¨.«^†*¤@##
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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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@¤¤*††^«.¨ 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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