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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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§§§§,§,§§§ 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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