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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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