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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. #@@§¤%\~,¨
¨,~\%¤§§§@ @§§§¤%\~,¨
¨,~\%¤§@## @ ##@§¤%\~,¨
¨,~\%¤@@## ##@@¤%\~,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,\\¤§ 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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¨¨¨¨,\\%§@ ¨ @§%\\,¨¨¨¨
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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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