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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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