,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             % 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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