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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 ###¤@%=».¨
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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. #@#¤@%=».¨
¨.»=%@¤¤## ##¤¤@%=».¨
¨¨¨¨¨»=%¤@ % @¤%=»¨¨¨¨¨
¨.»=%@¤#@@ @@#¤@%=».¨
¨.»=%@¤#@# 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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