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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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