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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))                 ¶¶¶@%*†«,¨
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¨¨¨«††*%¶¶ 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.                  @@**««««,¨
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¨,«††*%@¶¶                     *                    ¶¶@%*††«,¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨«†%@ 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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¨¨¨¨«**%¶¶ 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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