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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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§,,§,§,§§§                    $                     §§§,§,,,§,
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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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