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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)) @@%*-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-*%@ @%*-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-*% - %*-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-* *-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,- 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. *-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,- -,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-* *-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-*% %*-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-*%@ @%*-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-*%@@ @@%*-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-*%@@@ @@@%*-,¨¨¨