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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨~\$@ @ @$\~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨~~\\$@ 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 @@$$\~~-¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~~\*@ CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. @*\~~-¨¨¨¨
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¨-~\$*@@@# @ #@@@*$\~-¨
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¨-~\$*@@@# MOST IMPORTANTLY, THERE'S A TWO SQUARE #@@@*$\~-¨
¨-~\$*@@@@ METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN @@@@*$\~-¨
¨-~\$*@@@# "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE #@@@*$\~-¨
¨¨¨-\\\**@ WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY @**\\\-¨¨¨
¨-~\$*@@@@ RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS @@@@*$\~-¨
¨-~\$*@@@# COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH #@@@*$\~-¨
¨¨¨-\\\$@@ PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS @@$\\\-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~\*@@@ HEALED, AND WHEREVER AND WHENEVER I'D @@@*\~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~$$@@@ 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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