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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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