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&$^*«,¨¨¨¨ $ DREAM PALACE $ ¨¨¨¨,«*^$&
$^*«,¨¨¨¨¨ , ----- ------ , ¨¨¨¨¨,«*^$
^*«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ $ ..... ...... $ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«*^
*«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ * ..... ...... * ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«*
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ , ..... ...... , ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ , ..... ...... , ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ..... ...... ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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