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,,,,,~«†$$             $ DREAM PALACE $             $$†«~,,,,,
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,~«†$$¤¶@#             ~ ..... ...... ~             #@¶¤$$†«~,
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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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