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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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