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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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