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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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¨.~;^%#### # ####%^;~.¨
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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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