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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))                 ##£¤$/~^¨¨
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¨¨^~/$¤£## 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.              ##£¤$/~^¨¨
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¨¨^~/$¤£## 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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