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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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