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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. ,,,~-*%¤¤@
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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. ,,,,,,,~-*
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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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¤¤%*-~,,,, 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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