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¨^=;*****@ @*****;=^¨
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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. @*;;;;==^¨
¨^^=;;;**@ @**;;;=^^¨
¨^=;***&@# * #@&***;=^¨
¨^=;**&@@# #@@&**;=^¨
¨¨¨¨¨^=;*& 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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