¨:«^%§@#@@ @@#@§%^«:¨
¨¨::^^^^§@ @§^^^^::¨¨
¨:«^§@#@## ##@#@§^«:¨
¨:«^%§@#@# #@#@§%^«:¨
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¨¨¨¨¨«^%@@ § DREAM PALACE § @@%^«¨¨¨¨¨
¨:«^%§@@## : ----- ------ : ##@@§%^«:¨
¨¨¨¨:^^§@# § ..... ...... § #@§^^:¨¨¨¨
¨¨::^^§§@# ^ ..... ...... ^ #@§§^^::¨¨
¨¨¨¨«^^^%@ : ..... ...... : @%^^^«¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:«^§## : ..... ...... : ##§^«:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨«^%§@@ ¨ ..... ...... ¨ @@§%^«¨¨¨¨
¨:«^%§@#@# #@#@§%^«:¨
¨:«^%§@#@# #@#@§%^«:¨
¨¨¨¨«%§§§# 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. #@#@§%^«:¨
¨¨¨¨¨:^§§# #§§^:¨¨¨¨¨
¨:«^%§@#@# #@#@§%^«:¨
¨¨¨¨¨:^%@@ @@%^:¨¨¨¨¨
¨:«^%§@#@# #@#@§%^«:¨
¨:«^%§@#@# #@#@§%^«:¨
¨:«^%@#@## ##@#@%^«:¨