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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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