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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)) ,~«†%*§@##
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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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