¨,»\*%¤@@# #@@¤%*\»,¨
¨,»\*%¤¤¤¤ ¤¤¤¤%*\»,¨
¨¨¨¨¨»\%@@ @@%\»¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,\%¤@ @¤%\,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,\*¤@ @¤*\,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,»\%¤@@## % 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)) #@@¤%*\»,¨
¨,»\*%¤@@# #@@¤%*\»,¨
¨¨,,,»*%@@ » @@%*»,,,¨¨
¨¨¨¨,,,\%@ @%\,,,¨¨¨¨
¨,»\*%¤@@@ 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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