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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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