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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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