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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.      §%$:~,....
...,~:$%§@                                          @§%$:~,...
..,~:$%§@#                    @                     #@§%$:~,..
.,~:$%§@##                                          ##@§%$:~,.
..,~:$%§@# 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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