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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--
;--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--;
§;--¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨--;§
%§;--¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨--;§%
#%§;--¨¨¨¨ 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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