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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 ,,-^*@§¶##
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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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