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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. #§**/.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.//*§##                                          ##§*//.¨¨¨
¨.~/$*§#@#                    ¨                     #@#§*$/~.¨
¨.~/$*§#@#                                          #@#§*$/~.¨
¨¨¨¨~~$*§§ AT  NIGHT,  I  HAVE  DEMI-LUCID   DREAMS §§*$~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~/$**§@ WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE  FOREST  AROUND @§**$/~¨¨¨
¨.~/$*§### THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE.  HERE, ###§*$/~.¨
¨.~////$*§ IT'S NOT  ENDLESS  BUT  CONNECTED  TO  A §*$////~.¨
¨.~/$***#@ LARGE  SPRAWLING  CITY,  WHERE MY  RADIO @#***$/~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨~$$§@ FRIENDS LIVE.  WE  GO EXPLORING TOGETHER @§$$~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~$§ - THINGS  ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE §$~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨.~~/$$*§# ME, THEY NEVER  REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. #§*$$/~~.¨
¨.~/$*§#@@ THIS  IS  A  MYSTERY WE  OFTEN  DISCUSS. @@#§*$/~.¨
¨.~/$*§#@@                                          @@#§*$/~.¨
¨.~/$$$§§§                                          §§§$$$/~.¨
¨¨¨¨.~$§§@                                          @§§$~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~/$§                                          §$/~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨.~////$§§                                          §§$////~.¨
¨.~/$*§#@#                                          #@#§*$/~.¨