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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)) ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~;
~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~
;~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~;
^;~~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~~;^
¤^;~~¨¨¨¨¨ & ¨¨¨¨¨~~;^¤
&¤^;~~¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨~~;^¤&
#&¤^;~~¨¨¨ 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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