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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. @#@@%«¨¨¨¨
¨,«†%@@### ###@@%†«,¨
¨,«†%@@@@# % #@@@@%†«,¨
¨,«†%@@#@# #@#@@%†«,¨
¨,«†%@@#@# 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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