¨.=:§§¤@## ##@¤§§:=.¨
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¨.=:§§¤@@# #@@¤§§:=.¨
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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. ###@¤§§=.¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.:§@ @§:.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨..:§¤ § ¤§:..¨¨¨¨¨
¨.=:§§§¤¤# #¤¤§§§:=.¨
¨.=:§§¤@@@ 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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¨.=:§§¤@@@ @@@¤§§:=.¨