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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. ,,,~:^%¤¶@
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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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