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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~=%
$%=~^¨¨¨¨¨ SOUNDS  FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL ¨¨¨¨¨^~=%$
§$%=~^¨¨¨¨ OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE  GUITAR FOR ME, ¨¨¨¨^~=%$§
#§$%=~^¨¨¨ AND  TELL  TALES OF  THE  OLD  WORLD.  I ¨¨¨^~=%$§#
##§$%=~^¨¨      CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL.      ¨¨^~=%$§##
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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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