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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. ¶&@*/~~¨¨¨
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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. &&@@//~~¨¨
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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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