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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    ,,,,,,,,,,
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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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,.~^†%&¶##                    ,                     ##¶&%†^~.,
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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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