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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. &^^-¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨~-†^%&¶## 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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