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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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