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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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,~-†*$&££#                     ,                    #££&$*†-~,
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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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