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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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