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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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