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¨^~;*%&#@# #@#&%*;~^¨
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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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