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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,   $/~^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~/     BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE    /~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^~                 SPRING))                 ~^,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, I  WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AT SIX AM. IT'S ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^ DARK, AND  THE  STARS  ARE OUT,  BUT THE ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^~ SUN  IS ABOUT  TO RISE. ITS A LONG  DAY, ~^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~/ BEFORE  IT FADES  TO  NIGHT  AGAIN,  AND /~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^~/$ 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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