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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. ¨¨¨¨,=^^&&
&^^=,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,=^^&
^^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ & ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^^
^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^
^^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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