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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, $*:=.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.=:* BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND *:=.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=: THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. :=.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.= IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY =.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. DREAMS. .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ * ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.= MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO =.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=: DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH :=.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.=:* DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, *:=.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.=:*$ 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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