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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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