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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)) ,,,,~**^¤#
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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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