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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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