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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. &&%%=...¨¨
¨.~=$%&### ###&%$=~.¨
¨.~=$%&### & ###&%$=~.¨
¨.~=$%&### ###&%$=~.¨
¨.=$%&#### I HAVE FRIENDS - THERE'S A CAT, AND A ####&%$=.¨
¨.~=$%%%&# DOG (WHO IS RIDICOLOUSLY LARGE AND #&%%%$=~.¨
¨~=$%&#### WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO ####&%$=~¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~$&# THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A BIT #&$~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨.~=$%&### MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND ###&%$=~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~=%& 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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¨.~=$%&### ¨ ###&%$=~.¨
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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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