,,.»\†%¤## ##¤%†\».,,
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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)) #¤%†\».,,,
,,,,.»\†%¤ ¤%†\».,,,,
,,,,,.»\†% » %†\».,,,,,
,,,,.»\†%¤ ¤%†\».,,,,
,,,.»\†%¤# 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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,,,.»\†%¤# #¤%†\».,,,
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