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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, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-=:
$:=-¨¨¨¨¨¨ IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A ¨¨¨¨¨¨-=:$
&$:=-¨¨¨¨¨ LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO ¨¨¨¨¨-=:$&
§&$:=-¨¨¨¨ FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ¨¨¨¨-=:$&§
@§&$:=-¨¨¨ - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE ¨¨¨-=:$&§@
#@§&$:=-¨¨ ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ¨¨-=:$&§@#
##@§&$:=-¨ THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. ¨-=:$&§@##
#@§&$:=-¨¨ ¨¨-=:$&§@#
@§&$:=-¨¨¨ ¨¨¨-=:$&§@
§&$:=-¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨-=:$&§
&$:=-¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨-=:$&
$:=-¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨-=:$
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