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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 ¨¨¨¨¨^~;=%
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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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