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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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¨¨¨¨¨,:=&& ¨ &&=:,¨¨¨¨¨
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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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