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¨¨¨¨¨¨,^$@ $ DREAM PALACE $ @$^,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,-^=$@@## , ----- ------ , ##@@$=^-,¨
¨,-^=$@@## $ ..... ...... $ ##@@$=^-,¨
¨,-^=$@### ^ ..... ...... ^ ###@$=^-,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-^$@ , ..... ...... , @$^-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨--^$@ , ..... ...... , @$^--¨¨¨¨¨
¨,-^=$@@## ¨ ..... ...... ¨ ##@@$=^-,¨
¨,-^=@@### ###@@=^-,¨
¨,-^=$@@## ##@@$=^-,¨
¨¨¨¨,-^^$@ 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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