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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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¨##¨¨¨###¨                                          ¨¨###¨¨¨¨#
¨###¨¨#¨## 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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¨###¨¨¨#¨#                                          ¨¨¨¨###¨¨¨
¨#¨##¨¨¨¨# 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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