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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)) ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~†=
§=†~:¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨:~†=§
§§=†~:¨¨¨¨ ~ ¨¨¨¨:~†=§§
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
†~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
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