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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. &*-----¨¨¨
¨--**$#### IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY ####$**--¨
¨--**$&### DREAMS. ###&$**--¨
¨¨¨---**$# #$**---¨¨¨
¨--**$&### * ###&$**--¨
¨¨¨¨¨--**& &**--¨¨¨¨¨
¨--**$&### IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO ###&$**--¨
¨--**$&&&& EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE &&&&$**--¨
¨--**$&### PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ###&$**--¨
¨--**$&### MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ###&$**--¨
¨-**$&#### DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ####&$**-¨
¨¨¨--***&& 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. &****-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-*$&## ##&$*-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-**$# ¨ #$**-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨---***&& &&***---¨¨
¨--**$&### AT NIGHT, I HAVE DEMI-LUCID DREAMS ###&$**--¨
¨¨¨¨¨-**&& 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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