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@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ ¨@¨¨¨¨@¨@¨
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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. @@@¨¨¨@@¨@
@@@¨¨@@¨¨@ ¨¨@¨¨@¨@@¨
¨¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ * ¨@@¨@@@¨@@
¨@@@@@@@@¨ @¨@@¨¨@@¨@
@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨@@¨@@@
¨¨@¨¨@@@¨¨ ¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨
¨@@¨@¨¨@¨¨ ¨¨@@@¨@¨¨¨
@¨@@@¨@@¨¨ ¨@¨¨@@@¨¨¨
@@¨¨@@¨@¨@ @@¨@¨¨@¨¨@
¨@¨@¨@@@@@ ¨@@@¨@@¨@¨
@@@@@¨¨¨¨¨ @¨¨@@¨@@@¨