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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)) #&%%~~,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~%%@# #@%%~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,/%&# ~ #&%/,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,~///%%@# #@%%///~,¨
¨,~/%&#### 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. ###@&%/~,¨
¨,~/%&@### ###@&%/~,¨
¨,~/%&#### ¨ ####&%/~,¨
¨,~/%&@### ###@&%/~,¨
¨,~/%&@### 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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