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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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