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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. #&&%%-~¨¨¨
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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. ###&%%†-~¨
¨~-†%%&&&# #&&&%%†-~¨
¨~-†%%#### ¨ ####%%†-~¨
¨~-†%%&### ###&%%†-~¨
¨~-†%%&### 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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