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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)) £$;~^,,,,,
,,,,^~;$£§ §£$;~^,,,,
,,,^~;$£§£ ~ £§£$;~^,,,
,,^~;$£§£# #£§£$;~^,,
,^~;$£§£## 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 $;~^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~; OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ;~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^~ AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I ~^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^ CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. ^,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,^ MOST IMPORTANTLY, THERE'S A TWO SQUARE ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^~ METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN ~^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~; "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE ;~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^~;$ 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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