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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 #§=†~:¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~† ~ †~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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. §=†~:¨¨¨¨¨
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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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