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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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