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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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