....~«;%## ##%;«~....
.~«;%%&@## ##@&%%;«~.
.~«;%%&#@# #@#&%%;«~.
.....~«;%# #%;«~.....
....~~«%&@ @&%«~~....
.~«;%%&#@# % 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)) #@#&%%;«~.
.~«;%%&#@# #@#&%%;«~.
.~««;;;;%# « #%;;;;««~.
.~«;%%&#@# #@#&%%;«~.
......«;%& 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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