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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     =,........
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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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.,==%§££@#                    £                     #@££§%==,.
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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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