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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)) ¤%*\\~¨¨¨¨
¨-~\*%¤@@@ @@@¤%*\~-¨
¨-~\*%¤@## ~ ##@¤%*\~-¨
¨-~\\\*¤@@ @@¤*\\\~-¨
¨-~\*%¤@@@ 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. ¤¤%**\~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~*¤ ¤*~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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. ¤*\\-¨¨¨¨¨
¨-~\*%¤@@# #@@¤%*\~-¨
¨-~\*%¤@@# @ #@@¤%*\~-¨
¨-~\*%¤@@@ @@@¤%*\~-¨
¨-~\*%¤@@@ 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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