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~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             $ DREAM PALACE $             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             $ ..... ...... $             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             ^ ..... ...... ^             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             : ..... ...... :             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
^~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             : ..... ...... :             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~^
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$=^~:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:~^=$
#$=^~:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:~^=$#
£#$=^~:¨¨¨ NOT ACTUALLY A PALACE. A  COTTAGE IN THE ¨¨¨:~^=$#£
#£#$=^~:¨¨  WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY   ¨¨:~^=$#£#
##£#$=^~:¨ OTHER  DAY,  SPRINGS   AND  STREAMS  AND ¨:~^=$#£##
#£#$=^~:¨¨   MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS,   ¨¨:~^=$#£#
£#$=^~:¨¨¨     BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE    ¨¨¨:~^=$#£
#$=^~:¨¨¨¨                 SPRING))                 ¨¨¨¨:~^=$#
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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.                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~^=
$=^~:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:~^=$
#$=^~:¨¨¨¨                     =                    ¨¨¨¨:~^=$#
£#$=^~:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:~^=$#£
#£#$=^~:¨¨ IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S  A  LOT OF RADIO ¨¨:~^=$#£#
##£#$=^~:¨   EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE   ¨:~^=$#£##
#£#$=^~:¨¨ PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS,  CAMERAS, ¨¨:~^=$#£#
£#$=^~:¨¨¨ MIRRORS,  PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS  TO ¨¨¨:~^=$#£
#$=^~:¨¨¨¨ DO ART  WITH. THE FRIDGE IS  FILLED WITH ¨¨¨¨:~^=$#
$=^~:¨¨¨¨¨ DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF  THEM INTRIGUING, ¨¨¨¨¨:~^=$
=^~:¨¨¨¨¨¨              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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~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
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