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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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