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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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,,^=†%£&@#                     &                    #@&£%†=^,,
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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. ##@&£%†=^,
,,^=†%£&@#                                          #@&£%†=^,,
,,,^=†%£&@                    ,                     @&£%†=^,,,
,,,,^=†%£&                                          &£%†=^,,,,
,,,^=†%£&@ 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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