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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 ¨~«**¤@###
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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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#@¤**«~¨¨¨ 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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