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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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