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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. ##########
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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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########## 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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