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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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