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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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