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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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