,,,,,.~/*§ §*/~.,,,,,
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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. #@#§*/~.,,
,.~/*§#@## ##@#§*/~.,
,,.~/*§#@# # #@#§*/~.,,
,,,.~/*§#@ @#§*/~.,,,
,,,,.~/*§# 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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