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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.             ¨@¨@¨@@¨@¨
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@¨@@¨@¨@¨@                    @                     ¨@¨@¨@@¨@¨
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@¨@@¨@¨@¨@ 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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@¨@@¨@¨@¨@                    @                     ¨@¨@¨@@¨@¨
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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. ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
@¨@@¨@¨@¨@                                          ¨@¨@¨@@¨@¨
@¨¨@¨@¨@¨@                     ¨                    ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
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@¨¨@¨@¨@¨@ 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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