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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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§§,§,§,,,§                    £                     §,§§,,§,,,
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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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