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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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