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,,,,,,^»/$ $/»^,,,,,,
,,,,,^»/$* * DREAM PALACE * *$/»^,,,,,
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,,^»/$*@@# / ..... ...... / #@@*$/»^,,
,^»/$*@@## ^ ..... ...... ^ ##@@*$/»^,
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,,,,,^»/$* *$/»^,,,,,
,,,,,,^»/$ NOT ACTUALLY A PALACE. A COTTAGE IN THE $/»^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^»/ WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY /»^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^» OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND »^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^ MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, SPRING)) ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AT SIX AM. IT'S ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, DARK, AND THE STARS ARE OUT, BUT THE ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^ SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^» BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND »^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^»/ THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. /»^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^»/$ 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. @*$/»^,,,,
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,,^»/$*@@# #@@*$/»^,,
,^»/$*@@## ##@@*$/»^,
,,^»/$*@@# #@@*$/»^,,
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