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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)) #£%^;=-,,,
,,,,-=;^%£ £%^;=-,,,,
,,,,,-=;^% = %^;=-,,,,,
,,,,,,-=;^ ^;=-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-=; 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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