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¨¨¨¨^-\^@& @ DREAM PALACE @ &@^\-^¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-\ \ ..... ...... \ \-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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)) #@&@^\-^¨¨
¨¨¨^-\^@&@ @&@^\-^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-\^@& - &@^\-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^-\^@ @^\-^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^-\^ 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. #@&@^\-^¨¨
¨¨¨^-\^@&@ @&@^\-^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-\^@& @ &@^\-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^-\^@ @^\-^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^-\^ 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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