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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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