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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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