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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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