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.--^%##### % DREAM PALACE % #####%^--.
.--^%%#### - ----- ------ - ####%%^--.
.--^%%#### % ..... ...... % ####%%^--.
.--^%%#### ^ ..... ...... ^ ####%%^--.
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.--^%%#### . ..... ...... . ####%%^--.
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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. ####%%^--.
.--^%##### #####%^--.
.--^%%%%%# # #%%%%%^--.
.--^%%#### ####%%^--.
.--^%%#### 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. ####%%^--.
.--^^^%### ###%^^^--.
.--^%%#### . ####%%^--.
...---^^%# #%^^---...
.--^%%#### 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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