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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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