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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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)) ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~:
~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~
:~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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§@*:~~¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨~~:*@§
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