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,,,,,,«;$%                                          %$;«,,,,,,
,,,,,«;$%§             % DREAM PALACE %             §%$;«,,,,,
,,,,«;$%§#             , ----- ------ ,             #§%$;«,,,,
,,,«;$%§##             % ..... ...... %             ##§%$;«,,,
,,«;$%§###             ; ..... ...... ;             ###§%$;«,,
,,,«;$%§##             , ..... ...... ,             ##§%$;«,,,
,,,,«;$%§#             , ..... ...... ,             #§%$;«,,,,
,,,,,«;$%§             , ..... ...... ,             §%$;«,,,,,
,,,,,,«;$%                                          %$;«,,,,,,
,,,,,,,«;$                                          $;«,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,«; NOT ACTUALLY A PALACE.  A COTTAGE IN THE ;«,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,«   WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY  «,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, OTHER  DAY,   SPRINGS  AND  STREAMS  AND ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,   MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS,   ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,     BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE    ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,«                 SPRING))                 «,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,«;$                    «                     $;«,,,,,,,
,,,,,,«;$%                                          %$;«,,,,,,
,,,,,«;$%§ 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.                  §%$;«,,,,,
,,,,,,«;$%                                          %$;«,,,,,,
,,,,,,,«;$                     $                    $;«,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,«;                                          ;«,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,« IN  THIS  COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO «,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,   EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE   ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, PLAYERS.  PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, MIRRORS,  PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS  TO ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,« DO ART WITH. THE  FRIDGE IS  FILLED WITH «,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,«; DIFFERET  FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ;«,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,«;$             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. %$;«,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,«;                     ,                    ;«,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, AT  NIGHT,  I   HAVE  DEMI-LUCID  DREAMS ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, WHERE THE SPIRITS  OF THE  FOREST AROUND ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, THE COTTAGE TRIES TO  COMMUNICATE. HERE, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,« IT'S  NOT  ENDLESS BUT  CONNECTED  TO  A «,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,«; LARGE  SPRAWLING  CITY,  WHERE  MY RADIO ;«,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,«;$ 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. #§%$;«,,,,
,,,«;$%§##                                          ##§%$;«,,,
,,«;$%§###                                          ###§%$;«,,
,,,«;$%§##                                          ##§%$;«,,,
,,,,«;$%§#                                          #§%$;«,,,,
,,,,,«;$%§                                          §%$;«,,,,,
,,,,,,«;$%                                          %$;«,,,,,,