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¨.~†*$#@## ##@#$*†~.¨
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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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¨.~†*$#@@@ I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AT SIX AM. IT'S @@@#$*†~.¨
¨.~†*$#@## DARK, AND THE STARS ARE OUT, BUT THE ##@#$*†~.¨
¨.~†*$#@## SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, ##@#$*†~.¨
¨.~†*$#@## BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND ##@#$*†~.¨
¨¨¨~†**$$# THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. #$$**†~¨¨¨
¨.~†*$#### IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY ####$*†~.¨
¨.~†*$#@## DREAMS. ##@#$*†~.¨
¨¨¨¨..†*$@ @$*†..¨¨¨¨
¨.~†*$#@## * ##@#$*†~.¨
¨¨¨¨.~*### ###*~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨..~**$@ IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO @$**~..¨¨¨
¨¨..~††*## 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 #*††~~..¨¨
¨.~†††$$#@ CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. @#$$†††~.¨
¨.~†*$#@## ##@#$*†~.¨
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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. #*~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.†††*$# #$*†††.¨¨¨
¨.~†*$#@## ¨ ##@#$*†~.¨
¨¨¨.†*$$#@ @#$$*†.¨¨¨
¨.~†*$#@## AT NIGHT, I HAVE DEMI-LUCID DREAMS ##@#$*†~.¨
¨¨¨.~†*$## WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND ##$*†~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.†$# THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, #$†.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨.~†****## 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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