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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. ¤¤¤:^^¨¨¨¨
¨^~:%¤¤¤¤# #¤¤¤¤%:~^¨
¨^~:%¤¤### ¤ ###¤¤%:~^¨
¨^~:%¤¤### ###¤¤%:~^¨
¨^~:%¤¤### 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. #¤%%::^^¨¨
¨^~:%¤#### ####¤%:~^¨
¨^~:%¤¤### ¨ ###¤¤%:~^¨
¨^~:%¤¤### ###¤¤%:~^¨
¨^~:%¤¤### 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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