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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))                 @%%***«,¨¨
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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.                 ##@&%^*«,¨
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¨,«*^%&@##                    ^                     ##@&%^*«,¨
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¨,««****^& 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.             ###@%^*«,¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,«^&&                     &                    &&^«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,«*^%&@##                                          ##@&%^*«,¨
¨,«*^%&### 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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¨¨¨¨¨«^&&#                    @                     #&&^«¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨¨¨¨¨,*^&@                     ¨                    @&^*,¨¨¨¨¨
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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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