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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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