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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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