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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)) #@§%^=-~,,
,,,~-=^%§@ @§%^=-~,,,
,,,,~-=^%§ - §%^=-~,,,,
,,,,,~-=^% %^=-~,,,,,
,,,,,,~-=^ 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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