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£$§/«.,,,,             $ DREAM PALACE $             ,,,,.«/§$£
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/«.,,,,,,, NOT ACTUALLY A PALACE. A  COTTAGE IN THE ,,,,,,,.«/
§/«.,,,,,,   WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY  ,,,,,,.«/§
$§/«.,,,,, OTHER  DAY,  SPRINGS  AND  STREAMS   AND ,,,,,.«/§$
£$§/«.,,,,   MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS,   ,,,,.«/§$£
¶£$§/«.,,,    BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE     ,,,.«/§$£¶
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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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