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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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.....«$&&@                    «                     @&&$«.....
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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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....~«$&&&                    &                     &&&$«~....
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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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