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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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#@@&¤*\-~, - ,~-\*¤&@@#
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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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##@&¤*\-~, & ,~-\*¤&@##
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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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