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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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