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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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