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¨¨~-†%*##@ * DREAM PALACE * @##*%†-~¨¨
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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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