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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
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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. ¨¨¨¨-«†*&#
&*†«-¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨-«†*&
*†«-¨¨¨¨¨¨ @ ¨¨¨¨¨¨-«†*
†«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«†
«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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