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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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¨¨¨¨¨:~/%¤ % ¤%/~:¨¨¨¨¨
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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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