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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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