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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. #££=†«~,,,
,,~«†=££#@ @#££=†«~,,
,~«†=££#@# = #@#££=†«~,
,,~«†=££#@ @#££=†«~,,
,,,~«†=££# 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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