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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)) @$%*=,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=*%$ $%*=,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=* *=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AT SIX AM. IT'S =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, DARK, AND THE STARS ARE OUT, BUT THE ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=* BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND *=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*% THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. %*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=*%$ 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 $%*=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*% DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH %*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=* DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, *=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= SLIGHTLY WEIRD. =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= @ =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=* *=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*% I HAVE FRIENDS - THERE'S A CAT, AND A %*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=*%$ 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. £@$%*=,¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,=*%$ ¨ $%*=,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=* AT NIGHT, I HAVE DEMI-LUCID DREAMS *=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=* LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO *=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*% FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER %*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=*%$ - 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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