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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. ##¶§^;«.¨¨
¨¨¨.«;^§¶# #¶§^;«.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.«;^§¶ ¶ ¶§^;«.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.«;^§ §^;«.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.«;^§¶ 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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