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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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