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...,«\*§#¶             § DREAM PALACE §             ¶#§*\«,...
..,«\*§#¶@             , ----- ------ ,             @¶#§*\«,..
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.....,«\*§             . ..... ...... .             §*\«,.....
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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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