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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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¤^^==«,,,, 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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