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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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¨.»*$¤#@## ##@#¤$*».¨
¨¨¨¨.*$$¤@ I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AT SIX AM. IT'S @¤$$*.¨¨¨¨
¨.»*$¤#@@@ DARK, AND THE STARS ARE OUT, BUT THE @@@#¤$*».¨
¨.»*$¤#@## SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, ##@#¤$*».¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨»»$# BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND #$»»¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨.»*$¤#@@# THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. #@@#¤$*».¨
¨.»*$¤#@@# IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY #@@#¤$*».¨
¨.»*$¤#@@@ DREAMS. @@@#¤$*».¨
¨.»*$¤#@## ##@#¤$*».¨
¨.»*$¤#@@@ $ @@@#¤$*».¨
¨.»*$¤#@@@ @@@#¤$*».¨
¨.»*$¤@@## 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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