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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 §§*=.¨¨¨¨¨
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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. ##@§%*=».¨
¨.»=*%§@@# #@@§%*=».¨
¨.»=*%§§§§ § §§§§%*=».¨
¨.»=*%§@@# #@@§%*=».¨
¨.»=*%§@@# 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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