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¨##¨#¨##¨¨             % DREAM PALACE %             ##¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨
¨##¨¨¨###¨             ^ ----- ------ ^             ¨##¨¨¨¨#¨¨
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¨#¨##¨¨¨##             / ..... ...... /             ¨#¨##¨¨¨¨#
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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. #¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨#
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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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