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###¨¨¨####             % 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))                 ###¨¨¨#¨##
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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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#¨¨¨###¨##                     $                    ¨##¨###¨#¨
#¨¨#¨¨##¨¨                                          #¨##¨¨####
#¨##¨#¨#¨¨ 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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#¨¨###¨¨¨#                     #                    #####¨¨#¨#
#¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨                                          ¨¨¨¨#¨###¨
###¨##¨### 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. ¨###¨#¨###
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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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