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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)) ;~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~;% %;~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~;%@ ~ @%;~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~;%@# #@%;~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^~;%@#@ 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. ;~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~;% %;~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~;%@ # @%;~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~;%@# #@%;~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^~;%@#@ 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. ;~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~ ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ @ ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. #@#@%;~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~;%@#@ @#@%;~^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~;%@# ¨ #@%;~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~;%@ @%;~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~;% 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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