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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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#@#¤†^«,,, † ,,,«^†¤#@#
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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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#¤†^«,,,,, # ,,,,,«^†¤#
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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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