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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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