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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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