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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. ####¨¨#¨#¨
#¨###¨¨##¨                                          ¨¨¨#¨#####
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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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