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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 ,~«^*¤####
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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. ,,~«^*¤###
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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. ,,~«^*¤###
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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. ,,~«^*¤###
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