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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 @@@@@@...@
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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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@...@@..@@ ΒΆ @..@.@..@.
@..@.@.@.. @.@@@@.@@@
@.@@@@@@.@ 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 @.@..@..@@
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.@@....@.. 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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