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,~-:$§§### § DREAM PALACE § ###§§$:-~,
,~-:$§§### ~ ----- ------ ~ ###§§$:-~,
,,,,~-:$§# § ..... ...... § #§$:-~,,,,
,~-:$§#### : ..... ...... : ####§$:-~,
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,,,,,~-$§# , ..... ...... , #§$-~,,,,,
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,~-:$§§### ###§§$:-~,
,~-:$§§### NOT ACTUALLY A PALACE. A COTTAGE IN THE ###§§$:-~,
,,,~-::$§§ WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY §§$::-~,,,
,~-:$$$§§# OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND #§§$$$:-~,
,~:$§§#### MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ####§§$:~,
,~-:$§§§## BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE ##§§§$:-~,
,~-:$§§§## SPRING)) ##§§§$:-~,
,~-:$§§### ###§§$:-~,
,-:$§§#### - ####§§$:-,
,,,,,,-:§# #§:-,,,,,,
,~-:$§§### I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AT SIX AM. IT'S ###§§$:-~,
,,,,~-:§§§ DARK, AND THE STARS ARE OUT, BUT THE §§§:-~,,,,
,~-:$§§§## SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, ##§§§$:-~,
,~-:$§#### BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND ####§$:-~,
,,,,,,-$§§ THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. §§$-,,,,,,
,,,,~:$$$§ IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY §$$$:~,,,,
,~-:$§§§§# DREAMS. #§§§§$:-~,
,,,~:::§## ##§:::~,,,
,,,,,~:§## $ ##§:~,,,,,
,,,,~-$$§# #§$$-~,,,,
,,,,~~:$§§ IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO §§$:~~,,,,
,~-:$§§### EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE ###§§$:-~,
,~-:$§§### PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ###§§$:-~,
,~-:$§§### MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ###§§$:-~,
,~-:$§§§## DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ##§§§$:-~,
,~-:$§§### DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ###§§$:-~,
,~-:$§§### SLIGHTLY WEIRD. ###§§$:-~,
,~-:$§§### ###§§$:-~,
,,,,--$§§# § #§§$--,,,,
,~~--:§§§§ §§§§:--~~,
,~-:$§§### I HAVE FRIENDS - THERE'S A CAT, AND A ###§§$:-~,
,,,,-:::$§ DOG (WHO IS RIDICOLOUSLY LARGE AND §$:::-,,,,
,,,,,-:§§§ 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. ####§§:-~,
,~-:$§#### ####§$:-~,
,~-:$§#### # ####§$:-~,
,,,~~::$§# #§$::~~,,,
,~-:$§§### MOST IMPORTANTLY, THERE'S A TWO SQUARE ###§§$:-~,
,~-:$§§### METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN ###§§$:-~,
,,,,~:$§§# "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE #§§$:~,,,,
,~-:$§§§§# WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY #§§§§$:-~,
,,,,,--:§§ 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. #§§::~,,,,
,~-:$§#### ####§$:-~,
,,,,,~:$§§ , §§$:~,,,,,
,~-:$§§### ###§§$:-~,
,~-:$§§§§§ AT NIGHT, I HAVE DEMI-LUCID DREAMS §§§§§$:-~,
,~-:$§§### WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND ###§§$:-~,
,,,~~-$$§§ THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, §§$$-~~,,,
,~-:$§§### IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A ###§§$:-~,
,~~~:$§§§§ LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO §§§§$:~~~,
,,,,,,~:§# 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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