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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. ¨@¨@¨¨@@¨@
@¨¨¨¨¨¨@@@ @@@@@¨@¨@@
¨@¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨ @¨¨¨¨@@@@¨
¨@@¨¨¨¨@@¨ ¨@¨¨¨@¨¨¨@
@@¨@¨¨¨@¨@ @@@¨¨@@¨¨@
¨¨@@@¨¨@@@ @¨¨@¨@¨@¨@
@¨@¨¨@¨@¨¨ ¨@¨@@@@@@@