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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 ¶§****;~.¨
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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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