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....~«^%&¤ & DREAM PALACE & ¤&%^«~....
...~«^%&¤@ ~ ----- ------ ~ @¤&%^«~...
..~«^%&¤@# & ..... ...... & #@¤&%^«~..
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..~«^%&¤@# ~ ..... ...... ~ #@¤&%^«~..
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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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..~«^%&¤@# #@¤&%^«~..
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