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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 ¨¨¨¨¨^†%&#
###&$%†=^¨ ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING  THE DAY. ¨^=†%$&###
#&$%††^^¨¨ THIS IS  A  MYSTERY  WE  OFTEN  DISCUSS. ¨¨^^††%$&#
#&&$$%†=^¨                                          ¨^=†%$$&&#
###&$%†=^¨                                          ¨^=†%$&###
###&$%†=^¨                                          ¨^=†%$&###
&$†^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^†$&
###&$%†=^¨                                          ¨^=†%$&###
#&&&$%†=^¨                                          ¨^=†%$&&&#