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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. ,,,,,,,,,~
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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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