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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)) ¨¨¨¨¨-«†*¤
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«†
«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ * ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨-«†*¤
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##@&¤*†«-¨ 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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