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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. ###¤$^;«:,
,,:«;^$¤## ##¤$^;«:,,
,,,:«;^$¤# ¤ #¤$^;«:,,,
,,,,:«;^$¤ ¤$^;«:,,,,
,,,,,:«;^$ 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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