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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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