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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. &&¤===.¨¨¨
¨.==^¤&### ###&¤^==.¨
¨¨¨===^&&# ¨ #&&^===¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨..=^&# #&^=..¨¨¨¨
¨.==^¤&### 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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