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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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