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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. #*%\-.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.-\%*## ##*%\-.¨¨¨
¨¨.-\%*### % ###*%\-.¨¨
¨.-\%*#### ####*%\-.¨
¨¨.-\%*### 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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