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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)) ¤¤§§«,,,,,
,,,,«===&¤ ¤&===«,,,,
,,«=§&#### « ####&§=«,,
,,,,,«§¤## ##¤§«,,,,,
,,,«====§¤ 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. #&§=,,,,,,
,,«=§&&&## ##&&&§=«,,
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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. ##¤¤&§=«,,
,,«=§&¤### ###¤&§=«,,
,,,,,,,«§¤ , ¤§«,,,,,,,
,,«=§§§§¤# #¤§§§§=«,,
,,«=§&¤### 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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