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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))                 $:~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~:$£                                          £$:~^,,,,,
,,,,^~:$£¤                    ~                     ¤£$:~^,,,,
,,,^~:$£¤#                                          #¤£$:~^,,,
,,^~:$£¤## 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.                  $:~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~:$£                                          £$:~^,,,,,
,,,,^~:$£¤                    $                     ¤£$:~^,,,,
,,,^~:$£¤#                                          #¤£$:~^,,,
,,^~:$£¤## 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.             $:~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~:$£                                          £$:~^,,,,,
,,,,^~:$£¤                     ¤                    ¤£$:~^,,,,
,,,^~:$£¤#                                          #¤£$:~^,,,
,,^~:$£¤## 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.      ¤£$:~^,,,,
,,,^~:$£¤#                                          #¤£$:~^,,,
,,^~:$£¤##                     #                    ##¤£$:~^,,
,^~:$£¤###                                          ###¤£$:~^,
,,^~:$£¤## 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. #¤£$:~^,,,
,,,,^~:$£¤                                          ¤£$:~^,,,,
,,,,,^~:$£                    ,                     £$:~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~:$                                          $:~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~:$£ 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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