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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
-.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.-
^-.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.-^
$^-.¨¨¨¨¨¨ AT NIGHT, I HAVE DEMI-LUCID DREAMS ¨¨¨¨¨¨.-^$
$$^-.¨¨¨¨¨ WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND ¨¨¨¨¨.-^$$
¤$$^-.¨¨¨¨ THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ¨¨¨¨.-^$$¤
#¤$$^-.¨¨¨ IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A ¨¨¨.-^$$¤#
##¤$$^-.¨¨ LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO ¨¨.-^$$¤##
###¤$$^-.¨ FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ¨.-^$$¤###
##¤$$^-.¨¨ - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE ¨¨.-^$$¤##
#¤$$^-.¨¨¨ ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ¨¨¨.-^$$¤#
¤$$^-.¨¨¨¨ THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. ¨¨¨¨.-^$$¤
$$^-.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.-^$$
$^-.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.-^$
^-.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.-^
-.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.-
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