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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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