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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. .^^«†**@@@
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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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@%%%*«^... @ ...^«*%%%@
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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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