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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. ¨@¨@¨@@¨@¨
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@¨@¨¨@¨@@¨ 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. ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
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@¨@¨@@¨¨@¨ 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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