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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))                 ¨^-*†%¶###
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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.                  ¨^-*†%@¶##
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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.              ¨^-*†%@¶##
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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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