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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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,,,,,,,,,:                    &                     :,,,,,,,,,
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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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