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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. ##@&**«,¨¨
¨¨¨,«**&@# #@&**«,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«**&@ # @&**«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«**& &**«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«** 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. #@&**«,¨¨¨
¨¨,«**&@## ##@&**«,¨¨
¨,«**&@### ###@&**«,¨
¨¨,«**&@## ##@&**«,¨¨
¨¨¨,«**&@# #@&**«,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«**&@ @&**«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«**& &**«,¨¨¨¨¨