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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. ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~ § ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~† †~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~†* 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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