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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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