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¨^~\§%@#@# #@#@%§\~^¨
¨^~\§%@#@# #@#@%§\~^¨
¨^~\§%@#@# % DREAM PALACE % #@#@%§\~^¨
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¨^~\§%#@## % ..... ...... % ##@#%§\~^¨
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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. @@#@%§\~^¨
^~\§%@#@## ##@#@%§\~^
¨¨¨¨^\§@#@ ¨ @#@§\^¨¨¨¨
¨^\§%@#@## ##@#@%§\^¨
¨^~\§%@#@# 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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¨^~\§%@#@# #@#@%§\~^¨
¨^~\§%@### ###@%§\~^¨