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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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@§$*\~^,,, MOST IMPORTANTLY, THERE'S  A TWO  SQUARE ,,,^~\*$§@
#@§$*\~^,, METER  AREA  ON  THE  FLOOR WHERE I  CAN ,,^~\*$§@#
##@§$*\~^, "SAVE" THINGS.  WHATEVER  I PUT IN  HERE ,^~\*$§@##
#@§$*\~^,, WILL  NOT  BE  AFFECTED BY  THE  NIGHTLY ,,^~\*$§@#
@§$*\~^,,,    RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS   ,,,^~\*$§@
§$*\~^,,,,    COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH     ,,,,^~\*$§
$*\~^,,,,,   PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS  ,,,,,^~\*$
*\~^,,,,,, 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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