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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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