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§&%/«~,,,,             & DREAM PALACE &             ,,,,~«/%&§
¶§&%/«~,,,             ~ ----- ------ ~             ,,,~«/%&§¶
#¶§&%/«~,,             & ..... ...... &             ,,~«/%&§¶#
##¶§&%/«~,             / ..... ...... /             ,~«/%&§¶##
#¶§&%/«~,,             ~ ..... ...... ~             ,,~«/%&§¶#
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§&%/«~,,,,             , ..... ...... ,             ,,,,~«/%&§
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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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#¶§&%/«~,,                    «                     ,,~«/%&§¶#
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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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