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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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