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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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