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#@$*†«^... $ DREAM PALACE $ ...^«†*$@#
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*†«^...... NOT ACTUALLY A PALACE. A COTTAGE IN THE ......^«†*
$*†«^..... WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY .....^«†*$
@$*†«^.... OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ....^«†*$@
#@$*†«^... MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ...^«†*$@#
##@$*†«^.. BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE ..^«†*$@##
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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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#@$*†«^... IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO ...^«†*$@#
##@$*†«^.. EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE ..^«†*$@##
###@$*†«^. PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, .^«†*$@###
##@$*†«^.. MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ..^«†*$@##
#@$*†«^... DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ...^«†*$@#
@$*†«^.... DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ....^«†*$@
$*†«^..... SLIGHTLY WEIRD. .....^«†*$
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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 ......^«†*
$*†«^..... MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND .....^«†*$
@$*†«^.... SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL ....^«†*$@
#@$*†«^... OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ...^«†*$@#
##@$*†«^.. AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I ..^«†*$@##
###@$*†«^. CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. .^«†*$@###
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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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