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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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