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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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