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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. ¨¨,»†**§##
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