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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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