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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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