,-»=$&&### ###&&$=»-,
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,-»=$&&### ###&&$=»-,
,,,,»=$$&# #&$$=»,,,,
,-»=$&&### ###&&$=»-,
,-»=$&&### & DREAM PALACE & ###&&$=»-,
,,,,,,,»$& - ----- ------ - &$»,,,,,,,
,,--==$&## & ..... ...... & ##&$==--,,
,-»=$&&### = ..... ...... = ###&&$=»-,
,-»=$&&### - ..... ...... - ###&&$=»-,
,-»=$&&### - ..... ...... - ###&&$=»-,
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,-»=$&&### ###&&$=»-,
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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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