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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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#@£@%*«~,,                     ,                    ,,~«*%@£@#
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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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