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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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