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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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,,,,.^*&@@ ยป @@&*^.,,,,
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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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