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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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