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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 ,^»=*¤####
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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 ,^»=*¤####
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####¤*=»^, PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS ,^»=*¤####
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###¤=^,,,, 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. ,^»=*¤####
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