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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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@..@.@@.@. † .@@.@@.@.@
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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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