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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))                 #@#$§†~-¨¨
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¨¨-~†§$#@#                    ~                     #@#$§†~-¨¨
¨-~†§$#@##                                          ##@#$§†~-¨
¨¨-~†§$#@# 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.                 #@#$§†~-¨¨
¨-~†§$#@##                                          ##@#$§†~-¨
¨¨-~†§$#@#                     §                    #@#$§†~-¨¨
¨-~†§$#@##                                          ##@#$§†~-¨
¨¨-~†§$#@# 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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