,,,,,:«;%& &%;«:,,,,,
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,,,:«;%&¶# #¶&%;«:,,,
,,:«;%&¶## ##¶&%;«:,,
,:«;%&¶### ###¶&%;«:,
,,:«;%&¶## $ DREAM PALACE $ ##¶&%;«:,,
,,,:«;%&¶# : ----- ------ : #¶&%;«:,,,
,,,,:«;%&¶ $ ..... ...... $ ¶&%;«:,,,,
,,,,,:«;%& ; ..... ...... ; &%;«:,,,,,
,,,,,,:«;% : ..... ...... : %;«:,,,,,,
,,,,,:«;%& : ..... ...... : &%;«:,,,,,
,,,,:«;%&¶ , ..... ...... , ¶&%;«:,,,,
,,,:«;%&¶# #¶&%;«:,,,
,,:«;%&¶## ##¶&%;«:,,
,:«;%&¶### 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. &%;«:,,,,,
,,,,,,:«;% %;«:,,,,,,
,,,,,:«;%& &%;«:,,,,,
,,,,:«;%&¶ ¶&%;«:,,,,
,,,:«;%&¶# #¶&%;«:,,,
,,:«;%&¶## ##¶&%;«:,,
,:«;%&¶### ###¶&%;«:,