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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.              @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
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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.      @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
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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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