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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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