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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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