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,,,,««*&¤£             & DREAM PALACE &             £¤&*««,,,,
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,,,^«*&¤££ NOT ACTUALLY  A PALACE. A COTTAGE IN THE ££¤&*«^,,,
,,,,^^«$$¤  WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY   ¤$$«^^,,,,
,^«*$&¤£## OTHER  DAY,  SPRINGS   AND  STREAMS  AND ##£¤&$*«^,
,,,^^««$¤#   MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS,   #¤$««^^,,,
,^«*$&¤£##     BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE    ##£¤&$*«^,
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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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