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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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#@¶@$**»~, I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AT SIX AM. IT'S ,~»**$@¶@#
##@¶@$*»~, DARK, AND THE STARS ARE OUT, BUT THE ,~»*$@¶@##
##¶@$**»~, SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, ,~»**$@¶##
¶$**»~~,,, BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND ,,,~~»**$¶
@$**»,,,,, THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. ,,,,,»**$@
##¶@$**»~, IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY ,~»**$@¶##
#@¶@$**»~, DREAMS. ,~»**$@¶@#
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¶@$***~,,, IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO ,,,~***$@¶
@@@$$**»~, EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE ,~»**$$@@@
##¶@$**»~, PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ,~»**$@¶##
@¶@$*~,,,, MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ,,,,~*$@¶@
@****»~,,, 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, ,,,,,,,»*@
@@¶@$**»~, AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I ,~»**$@¶@@
##¶@$**»~, CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. ,~»**$@¶##
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@@@$$**»~, MOST IMPORTANTLY, THERE'S A TWO SQUARE ,~»**$$@@@
@¶@@$**»~, METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN ,~»**$@@¶@
#@¶@$**»~, "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE ,~»**$@¶@#
¶@****»~~, 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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