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,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ $ DREAM PALACE $ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
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#£$%^=,¨¨¨ WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ¨¨¨,=^%$£#
##£$%^=,¨¨ OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ¨¨,=^%$£##
###£$%^=,¨ MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ¨,=^%$£###
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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