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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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