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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. ###@@%^=~¨
¨~=^%@@### ###@@%^=~¨
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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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