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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. ##@§¤%\«,,
,,,,,,,«%§ §%«,,,,,,,
,,,,,««\%§ § §%\««,,,,,
,,«%¤§@### ###@§¤%«,,
,,«\%¤§@## 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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