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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)) ¨¨¨¨^»†**¤
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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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