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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,   ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~/*
$*/~,¨¨¨¨¨     BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE    ¨¨¨¨¨,~/*$
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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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#@¶£$*/~,¨ DOG   (WHO  IS  RIDICOLOUSLY  LARGE  AND ¨,~/*$£¶@#
@¶£$*/~,¨¨ WANTS TO BE THE BIG  SPOON). I LISTEN TO ¨¨,~/*$£¶@
¶£$*/~,¨¨¨ THE SHORTWAVE  RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A BIT ¨¨¨,~/*$£¶
£$*/~,¨¨¨¨ MYSELF,  SONGS  AND  POETRY,  AND  FOUND ¨¨¨¨,~/*$£
$*/~,¨¨¨¨¨ SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE  OTHERS TELL ¨¨¨¨¨,~/*$
*/~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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