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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. †^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^ ^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^† £ †^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,~^†& &†^~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~^†&§ 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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