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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. @#@$*~~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~*$@# #@$*~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~*$@ * @$*~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~*$ $*~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~* IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO *~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~* DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH *~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~*$ 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 $*~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~* OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, *~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~* # *~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~*$ $*~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~*$@ 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 $*~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~* ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY *~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ FORGETTING TO PUT THEM IN THE SQUARE. ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ ¨ ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨~~*$ 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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