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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. ¨##¨¨#¨#¨¨
¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨##                                          ##¨#¨####¨
¨¨¨¨##¨¨#¨                                          #¨####¨¨¨#
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