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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     §,,§,,,,§,
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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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