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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)) ^~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ ~ ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ 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. ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~^ ^~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~^% %^~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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