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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,                                          ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=                                          =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^             $ DREAM PALACE $             ^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^*             , ----- ------ ,             *^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=^*$             $ ..... ...... $             $*^=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=^*$§             ^ ..... ...... ^             §$*^=,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,=^*$§#             , ..... ...... ,             #§$*^=,¨¨¨
¨¨,=^*$§##             , ..... ...... ,             ##§$*^=,¨¨
¨,=^*$§###             ¨ ..... ...... ¨             ###§$*^=,¨
¨¨,=^*$§##                                          ##§$*^=,¨¨
¨¨¨,=^*$§#                                          #§$*^=,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=^*$§ 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,                                          ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=                                          =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^                                          ^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^*                                          *^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨