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,,,,,,,,,, § DREAM PALACE § ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,~«:%§@£ £@§%:«~,,,
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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. %:«~,,,,,,
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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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