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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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,,,,,,:»^= £ =^»:,,,,,,
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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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