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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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