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,,«;*¤&@## ##@&¤*;«,,
,,«;*¤&@@@ ¤ DREAM PALACE ¤ @@@&¤*;«,,
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,,«;*¤&@@# #@@&¤*;«,,
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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. @@¤¤**;«,,
,,,,,«***& &***«,,,,,
,,«;*¤&@@# @ #@@&¤*;«,,
,,,,,,«;*& &*;«,,,,,,
,,,,,,«**& 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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