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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. %*:~,.....
....,~:*%@ @%*:~,....
...,~:*%@£ . £@%*:~,...
..,~:*%@£# #£@%*:~,..
.,~:*%@£## 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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