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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. ###&§%/=,¨
¨,=/%§&### ###&§%/=,¨
¨,=%§&#### & ####&§%=,¨
¨,=/%%%&&# #&&%%%/=,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=/%& 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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