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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))                 #@%*:«,,,,
,,,«:*%@##                                          ##@%*:«,,,
,,«:*%@###                     «                    ###@%*:«,,
,,,«:*%@##                                          ##@%*:«,,,
,,,,«:*%@# 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.             %*:«,,,,,,
,,,,,«:*%@                                          @%*:«,,,,,
,,,,«:*%@#                    ¤                     #@%*:«,,,,
,,,«:*%@##                                          ##@%*:«,,,
,,«:*%@### 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. ##@%*:«,,,
,,,,«:*%@#                                          #@%*:«,,,,
,,,,,«:*%@                    ,                     @%*:«,,,,,
,,,,,,«:*%                                          %*:«,,,,,,
,,,,,,,«:* 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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