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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, ,,,,,,,»^@
###@$^\»~, MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ,~»\^$@###
@@$$\\~~,, DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ,,~~\\$$@@
##@@$^\»~, DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ,~»\^$@@##
@$^^»»~,,, SLIGHTLY WEIRD. ,,,~»»^^$@
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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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