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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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