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,,,,,,-«*§ % DREAM PALACE % §*«-,,,,,,
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,,-«*§%#@# - ..... ...... - #@#%§*«-,,
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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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