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,,,,,,,,.« $ DREAM PALACE $ «.,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,.«:$ $ ..... ...... $ $:«.,,,,,,
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,,,,.«:$§# . ..... ...... . #§$:«.,,,,
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,,,.«:$§## 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. #§$:«.,,,,
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,,,,,,.«:$ # $:«.,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,.« MOST IMPORTANTLY, THERE'S A TWO SQUARE «.,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,. METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN .,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,. WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY .,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,.« RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS «.,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.«: COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH :«.,,,,,,,
,,,,,,.«:$ 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 $:«.,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.«: THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, :«.,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,.« IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A «.,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,. LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO .,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,. - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE .,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,.« ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. «.,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.«: THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. :«.,,,,,,,
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,,,,.«:$§# #§$:«.,,,,
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