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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. &¤$*«~....
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......~«*$ 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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