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......,~:* $ DREAM PALACE $ *:~,......
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..,~:*$£@# , ..... ...... , #@£$*:~,..
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..,~:*$£@# . ..... ...... . #@£$*:~,..
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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. #@£$*:~,..
...,~:*$£@ @£$*:~,...
....,~:*$£ # £$*:~,....
.....,~:*$ $*:~,.....
......,~:* MOST IMPORTANTLY, THERE'S A TWO SQUARE *:~,......
.....,~:*$ 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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