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,,,^~/%§¤£             § DREAM PALACE §             £¤§%/~^,,,
,,^~/%§¤£@             ^ ----- ------ ^             @£¤§%/~^,,
,^~/%§¤£@#             § ..... ...... §             #@£¤§%/~^,
,,^~/%§¤£@             / ..... ...... /             @£¤§%/~^,,
,,,^~/%§¤£             ^ ..... ...... ^             £¤§%/~^,,,
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,^~/%§¤£@#             , ..... ...... ,             #@£¤§%/~^,
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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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,^~/%§¤£@#                     %                    #@£¤§%/~^,
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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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