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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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