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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. #%\\~~~~,¨
¨,~\§%&### ###&%§\~,¨
¨¨¨,~\§%## § ##%§\~,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,~§&# #&§~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,~~\\%%## 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. &&%§§~¨¨¨¨
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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. ##&§\,,,¨¨
¨,~\§%&### ###&%§\~,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,\%& ¨ &%\,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,~\§%&### ###&%§\~,¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~§%& 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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