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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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