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¨¨¨¨~/*§§& § DREAM PALACE § &§§*/~¨¨¨¨
¨~~/*§@### ~ ----- ------ ~ ###@§*/~~¨
¨¨¨~//§&@@ § ..... ...... § @@&§//~¨¨¨
¨~~////*&& / ..... ...... / &&*////~~¨
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¨~~/*§&@## ~ ..... ...... ~ ##@&§*/~~¨
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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. ##@&§*/~~¨
¨~~/*§&@## ##@&§*/~~¨
¨¨¨¨¨~*&&& &&&*~¨¨¨¨¨
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