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@$;=,¨¨¨¨¨ @ DREAM PALACE @ ¨¨¨¨¨,=;$@
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##&@$;=,¨¨ NOT ACTUALLY A PALACE. A COTTAGE IN THE ¨¨,=;$@&##
###&@$;=,¨ WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ¨,=;$@&###
##&@$;=,¨¨ OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ¨¨,=;$@&##
#&@$;=,¨¨¨ MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ¨¨¨,=;$@&#
&@$;=,¨¨¨¨ BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE ¨¨¨¨,=;$@&
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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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