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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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