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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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§§,§,§§§,,                     »                    ,§,§,,,§,§
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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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§,§§,§§,,§                     §                    ,,,,§§,§§,
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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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