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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.              ##¤*^:«,¨¨
¨,«:^*¤###                                          ###¤*^:«,¨
¨¨,«:^*¤##                    ¤                     ##¤*^:«,¨¨
¨¨¨,«:^*¤#                                          #¤*^:«,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«:^*¤ 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,                                          ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨