^;~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~;^
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
;~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~;
^;~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~;^
$^;~.¨¨¨¨¨ IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO ¨¨¨¨¨.~;^$
#$^;~.¨¨¨¨ EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE ¨¨¨¨.~;^$#
##$^;~.¨¨¨ PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ¨¨¨.~;^$##
###$^;~.¨¨ MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ¨¨.~;^$###
####$^;~.¨ DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ¨.~;^$####
###$^;~.¨¨ DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ¨¨.~;^$###
##$^;~.¨¨¨ SLIGHTLY WEIRD. ¨¨¨.~;^$##
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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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