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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. ###§%*\~.¨
¨.~\*%%%§§ §§%%%*\~.¨
¨.~\*%§### § ###§%*\~.¨
¨¨¨¨.\\*§# #§*\\.¨¨¨¨
¨.~\**%§## 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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