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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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