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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨,^$¶
¶§§=^,¨¨¨¨                 DREAMS.                  ¨¨¨¨,^=§§¶
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¶§$=^,¨¨¨¨                    =                     ¨¨¨¨,^=$§¶
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#§=^,,¨¨¨¨ IN THIS  COTTAGE THERE'S A  LOT OF RADIO ¨¨¨¨,,^=§#
#§§§$=^~,¨   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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##¶§$=^~,¨ I  HAVE  FRIENDS - THERE'S A  CAT, AND A ¨,~^=$§¶##
§$$$^~~,¨¨ DOG   (WHO  IS  RIDICOLOUSLY  LARGE  AND ¨¨,~~^$$$§
##¶§$=^~,¨ WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN  TO ¨,~^=$§¶##
¶$$^~¨¨¨¨¨ THE  SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A BIT ¨¨¨¨¨~^$$¶
###§$=^~,¨ MYSELF,  SONGS  AND  POETRY,  AND  FOUND ¨,~^=$§###
¶$=^^~~,¨¨ SOUNDS FROM THE  FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL ¨¨,~~^^=$¶
#§§§$=^~,¨ OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY  THE GUITAR FOR ME, ¨,~^=$§§§#
¶§$^~~~,¨¨ AND  TELL TALES  OF  THE  OLD  WORLD.  I ¨¨,~~~^$§¶
###¶§=^~,¨      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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#§=^,,¨¨¨¨                     ¨                    ¨¨¨¨,,^=§#
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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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