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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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