,,,,,,\%§@ @§%\,,,,,,
,,~\%£££§§ §§£££%\~,,
,,~\%£§@@# #@@§£%\~,,
,,~\%£§@@@ @@@§£%\~,,
,,~\%£§@@# #@@§£%\~,,
,,,,,\£££§ £ 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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