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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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