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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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