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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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