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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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