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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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