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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. †/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~/†%                                          %†/~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~/†%@                                          @%†/~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~/†%@#                                          #@%†/~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~/†%@##                                          ##@%†/~.¨¨
¨.~/†%@###                                          ###@%†/~.¨
¨¨.~/†%@##                                          ##@%†/~.¨¨