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¨^~=%§§##@             § DREAM PALACE §             @##§§%=~^¨
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¨^~=%§§#@#             § ..... ...... §             #@#§§%=~^¨
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¨^~=%§§#@#             ¨ ..... ...... ¨             #@#§§%=~^¨
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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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