,:»†§$£¶## ##¶£$§†»:,
,,:»†§§£¶@ @¶£§§†»:,,
,,,,,:††§£ £§††:,,,,,
,:»†§$£¶@# #@¶£$§†»:,
,::»†§§§££ ££§§§†»::,
,,,,,::†$£ $ 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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