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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. #@†\~,,,,,
,,,,~\†@#£ £#@†\~,,,,
,,,~\†@#£# # #£#@†\~,,,
,,~\†@#£## ##£#@†\~,,
,~\†@#£### 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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,,,,,,,,,~ £ ~,,,,,,,,,
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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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