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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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