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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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,,,,,~^§&@                    &                     @&§^~,,,,,
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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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