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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, ,,,,,†%§§#
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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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