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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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