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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)) ¨¨~~\*%&@#
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨~~\*
%*\~~¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨~~\*%
&%*\~~¨¨¨¨ * ¨¨¨¨~~\*%&
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#@&%*\~~¨¨ 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. ¨¨~~\*%&@#
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*\~~¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨~~\*%&@##
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%*\~~¨¨¨¨¨ 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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