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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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§,§,§,§§,,                     $                    §§,,§§§,§§
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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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