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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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