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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. #@%%^«,¨¨¨
¨¨,«^%%@## ##@%%^«,¨¨
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