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@#$$\\\«:¨             $ DREAM PALACE $             ¨:«\\\$$#@
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¤†««¨¨¨¨¨¨ NOT ACTUALLY A PALACE. A COTTAGE IN  THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨««†¤
#¤$\::¨¨¨¨   WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY  ¨¨¨¨::\$¤#
@#$†††\«:¨ OTHER  DAY,  SPRINGS  AND   STREAMS  AND ¨:«\†††$#@
¤†«:¨¨¨¨¨¨   MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS,   ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«†¤
##@¤$†\«:¨    BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE     ¨:«\†$¤@##
@@#¤$†\«:¨                 SPRING))                 ¨:«\†$¤#@@
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#@#¤$†\«:¨ I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AT SIX AM.  IT'S ¨:«\†$¤#@#
¤¤¤$\«¨¨¨¨ DARK,  AND THE  STARS ARE OUT,  BUT  THE ¨¨¨¨«\$¤¤¤
¤†\«¨¨¨¨¨¨ SUN  IS  ABOUT  TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, ¨¨¨¨¨¨«\†¤
¤†««:::¨¨¨ BEFORE  IT  FADES  TO  NIGHT  AGAIN, AND ¨¨¨:::««†¤
@##¤$†\«:¨ THEN  IT STAYS SO  UNTIL I  FALL ASLEEP. ¨:«\†$¤##@
###¤$†\«:¨ IT  DOESN'T  RISE  UNLESS  I'VE  HAD  MY ¨:«\†$¤###
##@#$†\«:¨                 DREAMS.                  ¨:«\†$#@##
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@¤$\:::¨¨¨ IN  THIS COTTAGE  THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO ¨¨¨:::\$¤@
¤¤$†††\«:¨   EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE   ¨:«\†††$¤¤
@#¤†††\«:¨ PLAYERS. PEN  AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ¨:«\†††¤#@
@#¤†\««¨¨¨ MIRRORS,  PRISMS, AND VARIOUS  THINGS TO ¨¨¨««\†¤#@
#@#¤$†\«:¨ DO ART  WITH. THE  FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ¨:«\†$¤#@#
###¤$†\«:¨ DIFFERET  FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ¨:«\†$¤###
@@#¤$†\«:¨             SLIGHTLY WEIRD.              ¨:«\†$¤#@@
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#@#¤$†\«:¨                                          ¨:«\†$¤#@#
@¤$$†«¨¨¨¨ 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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