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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, ¤*^«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«^*¤@ BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE @¤*^«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«*¤¤ SPRING)) ¤¤*«,¨¨¨¨¨
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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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