#¨#¨#¨##¨¨                                          ##¨¨##¨¨¨#
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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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#¨#¨#¨¨#¨#                                          ¨#¨#¨#¨¨#¨
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