#@¶&$§†=~¨                                          ¨~=†§$&¶@#
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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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