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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)) ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^« «^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«† « †«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^«†* *†«^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^«†*§ 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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