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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)) @@@@%*^«.¨
¨¨.«^*%%@@ @@%%*^«.¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.^%%@ « @%%^.¨¨¨¨¨
¨.«^*%@@@# #@@@%*^«.¨
¨.«^*%@@@# 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. @@%*«.¨¨¨¨
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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. @@@*«.¨¨¨¨
¨.«^^^%@@@ @@@%^^^«.¨
¨.«^*%@@@# @ #@@@%*^«.¨
¨.«^*%@@@# #@@@%*^«.¨
¨¨¨¨¨.^%%@ 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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