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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.                  $%†~-,,,,,
,,,,-~†%$£                                          £$%†~-,,,,
,,,-~†%$£#                    %                     #£$%†~-,,,
,,-~†%$£##                                          ##£$%†~-,,
,-~†%$£### 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.      #£$%†~-,,,
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,,,-~†%$£# 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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