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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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,,,,,,~-†^                    ,                     ^†-~,,,,,,
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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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