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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.                 #%§†~,,,,,
,,,,~†§%#@                                          @#%§†~,,,,
,,,~†§%#@#                    §                     #@#%§†~,,,
,,~†§%#@##                                          ##@#%§†~,,
,,,~†§%#@# 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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,,,,,,,,~†                     ,                    †~,,,,,,,,
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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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