¨¨¨¨¨^«=*$                                          $*=«^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^«=*$&                                          &$*=«^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^«=*$&¶                                          ¶&$*=«^¨¨¨
¨¨^«=*$&¶#                                          #¶&$*=«^¨¨
¨^«=*$&¶##                                          ##¶&$*=«^¨
¨¨^«=*$&¶#             $ 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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