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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. #@§£=:-,..
.,-:=£§@## ##@§£=:-,.
..,-:=£§@# = #@§£=:-,..
...,-:=£§@ @§£=:-,...
....,-:=£§ 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. :-,.......
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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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