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¨,«†%$@@## $ DREAM PALACE $ ##@@$%†«,¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ NOT ACTUALLY A PALACE. A COTTAGE IN THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SPRING)) ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ « ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AT SIX AM. IT'S ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« DARK, AND THE STARS ARE OUT, BUT THE «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«† SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, †«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«†% BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND %†«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«†%$ THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. $%†«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«†%$@ IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY @$%†«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,«†%$@@ DREAMS. @@$%†«,¨¨¨
¨¨,«†%$@@# #@@$%†«,¨¨
¨,«†%$@@## % ##@@$%†«,¨
¨¨,«†%$@@# #@@$%†«,¨¨
¨¨¨,«†%$@@ IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO @@$%†«,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«†%$@ EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE @$%†«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«†%$ PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, $%†«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«†% MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO %†«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«† DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH †«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, SLIGHTLY WEIRD. ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ £ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ I HAVE FRIENDS - THERE'S A CAT, AND A ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ DOG (WHO IS RIDICOLOUSLY LARGE AND ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A BIT ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«† CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. †«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«†% %†«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«†%$ @ $%†«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«†%$@ @$%†«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,«†%$@@ 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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