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@@¨@¨@¨@¨@ £ DREAM PALACE £ ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
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@@¨@¨@¨@¨@ £ ..... ...... £ ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ * ..... ...... * ¨@¨@¨@@¨@¨
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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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