,,,,::=%&& &&%=::,,,,
,:»=%&&### ###&&%=»:,
,:»=%&&@@@ @@@&&%=»:,
,,,,,:=&@# #@&=:,,,,,
,:»=%&&@## ##@&&%=»:,
,:»=%&&@## & DREAM PALACE & ##@&&%=»:,
,,,:»=%&@# : ----- ------ : #@&%=»:,,,
,:»=%&@### & ..... ...... & ###@&%=»:,
,:»=%&&@## = ..... ...... = ##@&&%=»:,
,,,,,»=%&# : ..... ...... : #&%=»,,,,,
,:»=%&&@@# : ..... ...... : #@@&&%=»:,
,,,,,»%%&@ , ..... ...... , @&%%»,,,,,
,,,,:=%&&# #&&%=:,,,,
,,,,,»»%&& &&%»»,,,,,
,:»=%&&@## 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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