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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 ...~~\^^¤#
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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. ....«\¤¤##
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###¤¤^\«~. 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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