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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. ¨##¨¨¨#¨##
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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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