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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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,,,,~«^^¤# #¤^^«~,,,,
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