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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. ,,,~^*$¤¶@
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