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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. §§\-^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-\§§# #§§\-^¨¨¨¨
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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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