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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)) ¨-=*†¤#@##
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
=-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-=
*=-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ † ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-=*
†*=-¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨-=*†
¤†*=-¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨-=*†
*=-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-=*
=-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-=
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
=-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-=