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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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