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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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