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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~:
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
:~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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