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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. #####&%^,¨
¨,~^%&#### ####&%^~,¨
¨,~^%&#### ####&%^~,¨
¨,~^&##### #####&^~,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,,^&# #&^,,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,~^^^&# #&^^^~,¨¨¨
¨,~^%%&### ###&%%^~,¨