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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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