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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. @@@&%%^»-¨
¨-»^%&@@## ##@@&%^»-¨
¨-»^^^^%&@ & @&%^^^^»-¨
¨¨¨¨-»%%&& &&%%»-¨¨¨¨
¨-»^%%&@@# 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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