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,^»»†%%#£@ ¤ DREAM PALACE ¤ @£#%%†»»^,
,,,,,,^»%# ^ ----- ------ ^ #%»^,,,,,,
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,,,,,»%%¤£ † ..... ...... † £¤%%»,,,,,
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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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