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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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@¨@@¨@¨@¨@                     @                    @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
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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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