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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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