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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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¨.~*%*#@## § ##@#*%*~.¨
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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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