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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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#¨#¨##¨##¨                     $                    ¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨#
####¨##¨##                                          ¨##¨¨¨¨¨#¨
¨¨¨##¨##¨# 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.      #¨#¨#¨¨###
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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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