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