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,,,,,^«*=£ £ DREAM PALACE £ £=*«^,,,,,
,,,,^«*=££ ^ ----- ------ ^ ££=*«^,,,,
,,,^«*=££@ £ ..... ...... £ @££=*«^,,,
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,,,^«*=££@ , ..... ...... , @££=*«^,,,
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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. @££=*«^,,,
,,^«*=££@# #@££=*«^,,
,^«*=££@## £ ##@££=*«^,
,,^«*=££@# #@££=*«^,,
,,,^«*=££@ 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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