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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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#¤*=\^¨¨¨¨ ¤ ¨¨¨¨^\=*¤#
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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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