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,,~^§&#£@#                                          #@£#&§^~,,
,,,~^§&#£@                                          @£#&§^~,,,
,,,,~^§&#£             & DREAM PALACE &             £#&§^~,,,,
,,,~^§&#£@             , ----- ------ ,             @£#&§^~,,,
,,~^§&#£@#             & ..... ...... &             #@£#&§^~,,
,,,~^§&#£@             ^ ..... ...... ^             @£#&§^~,,,
,,,,~^§&#£             , ..... ...... ,             £#&§^~,,,,
,,,~^§&#£@             , ..... ...... ,             @£#&§^~,,,
,,~^§&#£@#             , ..... ...... ,             #@£#&§^~,,
,,,~^§&#£@                                          @£#&§^~,,,
,,,,~^§&#£                                          £#&§^~,,,,
,,,~^§&#£@ 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))                 #@£#&§^~,,
,,,~^§&#£@                                          @£#&§^~,,,
,,,,~^§&#£                     ~                    £#&§^~,,,,
,,,~^§&#£@                                          @£#&§^~,,,
,,~^§&#£@# 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.                 £#&§^~,,,,
,,,~^§&#£@                                          @£#&§^~,,,
,,~^§&#£@#                    §                     #@£#&§^~,,
,,,~^§&#£@                                          @£#&§^~,,,
,,,,~^§&#£ 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.              #@£#&§^~,,
,,,~^§&#£@                                          @£#&§^~,,,
,,,,~^§&#£                     #                    £#&§^~,,,,
,,,~^§&#£@                                          @£#&§^~,,,
,,~^§&#£@# 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.      #@£#&§^~,,
,,,~^§&#£@                                          @£#&§^~,,,
,,,,~^§&#£                    £                     £#&§^~,,,,
,,,~^§&#£@                                          @£#&§^~,,,
,,~^§&#£@# 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. @£#&§^~,,,
,,~^§&#£@#                                          #@£#&§^~,,
,,,~^§&#£@                    ,                     @£#&§^~,,,
,,,,~^§&#£                                          £#&§^~,,,,
,,,~^§&#£@ 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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