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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 ###@%%*=,¨
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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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