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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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