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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. @@@&§**-,¨
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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. #&***,¨¨¨¨
¨,-**§&@## ##@&§**-,¨
¨,---***&& ¨ &&***---,¨
¨¨¨¨,,-*&# #&*-,,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-**§§& 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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