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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. ¨¨-«†§&@@#
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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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