,,,,:»\*$¤ ¤$*\»:,,,,
,,,,,:»\*$ $*\»:,,,,,
,,,,,,:»\* *\»:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:»\ \»:,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,: $ DREAM PALACE $ :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:» : ----- ------ : »:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:»\ $ ..... ...... $ \»:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:»\* \ ..... ...... \ *\»:,,,,,,
,,,,,:»\*$ : ..... ...... : $*\»:,,,,,
,,,,:»\*$¤ : ..... ...... : ¤$*\»:,,,,
,,,:»\*$¤@ , ..... ...... , @¤$*\»:,,,
,,:»\*$¤@# #@¤$*\»:,,
,:»\*$¤@## ##@¤$*\»:,
,,:»\*$¤@# 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 $*\»:,,,,,
,,,,,,:»\* FORGETTING TO PUT THEM IN THE SQUARE. *\»:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:»\ \»:,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,:» AT NIGHT, I HAVE DEMI-LUCID DREAMS »:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:»\ WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND \»:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:»\* THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, *\»:,,,,,,
,,,,,:»\*$ 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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