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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. &%%\---¨¨¨
¨--\%*&@## ##@&*%\--¨
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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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