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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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#¤§†\~:,,, ¤ ,,,:~\†§¤#
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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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