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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 ..^=†*#¶##
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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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