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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. %†-,......
.....,-†%§ §%†-,.....
....,-†%§# % #§%†-,....
...,-†%§#@ @#§%†-,...
..,-†%§#@@ 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. %†-,......
.......,-† †-,.......
......,-†% @ %†-,......
.....,-†%§ §%†-,.....
....,-†%§# 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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