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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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