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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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