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¨....*$$$& $ DREAM PALACE $ &$$$*....¨
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¨¨¨¨¨==*$& WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY &$*==¨¨¨¨¨
¨.=*$$&### OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ###&$$*=.¨
¨.=*$$&&&& MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, &&&&$$*=.¨
¨¨¨¨¨=*$$# BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE #$$*=¨¨¨¨¨
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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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