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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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