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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)) ##@#§%;=^¨
¨^=;%§¤@## ##@¤§%;=^¨
¨¨¨¨^;%§## = ##§%;^¨¨¨¨
¨^=;%§¤#@# #@#¤§%;=^¨
¨^=;%§¤#@# 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. ##@#§%;=^¨
¨^=;%§¤#@# #@#¤§%;=^¨
¨^=;;%%%§# ¤ #§%%%;;=^¨
¨^=;%§¤#@# #@#¤§%;=^¨
¨^=;%§¤¤¤# 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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