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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, ,,=^%@&¶##
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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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