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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 $=:»^,,,,,
,,,,,,^»:= SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL =:»^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^»: OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, :»^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^» AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I »^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^ CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. ^,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,^ ¶ ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^» »^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^»: MOST IMPORTANTLY, THERE'S A TWO SQUARE :»^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^»:= METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN =:»^,,,,,,
,,,,,^»:=$ "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. @¶@$=:»^,,
,^»:=$@¶@# #@¶@$=:»^,
,,^»:=$@¶@ @¶@$=:»^,,
,,,^»:=$@¶ ¶@$=:»^,,,
,,,,^»:=$@ @$=:»^,,,,
,,,,,^»:=$ $=:»^,,,,,
,,,,,,^»:= =:»^,,,,,,