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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. \~^,,,,,,,
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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. £@*§\~^,,,
,,^~\§*@£# #£@*§\~^,,
,^~\§*@£## @ ##£@*§\~^,
,,^~\§*@£# #£@*§\~^,,
,,,^~\§*@£ 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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,,,,,,,^~\ £ \~^,,,,,,,
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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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