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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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