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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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§,,§,§§§,, 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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