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##¨¨¨¨¨###             ¤ DREAM PALACE ¤             ¨¨¨###¨¨#¨
###¨¨¨¨#¨#             - ----- ------ -             ¨¨¨#¨##¨¨¨
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¨¨###¨¨¨¨#             † ..... ...... †             ¨¨¨¨¨#¨##¨
¨¨#¨##¨¨¨¨             - ..... ...... -             #¨¨¨¨¨¨###
#¨¨¨###¨¨¨             - ..... ...... -             ##¨¨¨¨¨#¨#
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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.                  ##¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨
¨¨¨###¨¨#¨                                          ###¨¨¨¨¨#¨
¨¨¨#¨##¨¨¨                     $                    #¨##¨¨¨¨¨#
#¨¨¨¨###¨¨                                          ¨¨###¨¨¨¨¨
¨#¨¨¨#¨##¨ 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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