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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)) #@¶§¤=\«,,
,,«\=¤§¶@# #@¶§¤=\«,,
,,«\=¤§¶@@ « @@¶§¤=\«,,
,,«\=¤§¶@# #@¶§¤=\«,,
,,,,,«=§§@ 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. #@¶§¤=\«,,
,,«\=¤§¶@@ @@¶§¤=\«,,
,,,,«««\=§ ¶ §=\«««,,,,
,,«\=¤§@## ##@§¤=\«,,
,,«\=¤§¶## 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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