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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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