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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))                 ¨¨¨#¨¨#¨##
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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.                  ¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨##                                          ¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨#¨                     ^                    ¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨ 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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