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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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