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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.              §$%;«~,,,,
,,,~«;%$§#                                          #§$%;«~,,,
,,~«;%$§#@                    §                     @#§$%;«~,,
,~«;%$§#@#                                          #@#§$%;«~,
,,~«;%$§#@ 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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