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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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