,,,,,,,:*% %*:,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,:*%¤ ¤ DREAM PALACE ¤ ¤%*:,,,,,,
,,,,,:*%¤& : ----- ------ : &¤%*:,,,,,
,,,,:*%¤&# ¤ ..... ...... ¤ #&¤%*:,,,,
,,,:*%¤&#@ * ..... ...... * @#&¤%*:,,,
,,:*%¤&#@# : ..... ...... : #@#&¤%*:,,
,:*%¤&#@## : ..... ...... : ##@#&¤%*:,
,,:*%¤&#@# , ..... ...... , #@#&¤%*:,,
,,,:*%¤&#@ @#&¤%*:,,,
,,,,:*%¤&# #&¤%*:,,,,
,,,,,:*%¤& 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. &¤%*:,,,,,
,,,,,,:*%¤ ¤%*:,,,,,,
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