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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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