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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 ,.-*^¤§#@#
§¤^**-.,,, DREAMS. ,,,.-**^¤§
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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. ,,,,...*^§
#@#§¤^*-., THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. ,.-*^¤§#@#
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