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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)) ##¶&$$/»^,
,,,,,^^/$¶ ¶$/^^,,,,,
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,^»/$$&¶## ##¶&$$/»^,
,,,,»»$&¶# I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AT SIX AM. IT'S #¶&$»»,,,,
,^»/$$&¶## 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 ##¶&$$/»^,
,,,,,,,»$& DREAMS. &$»,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^/$& &$/^,,,,,,
,^»/$$&¶¶# $ #¶¶&$$/»^,
,^»/$$&¶## ##¶&$$/»^,
,,,,^»$$$& 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. ##¶&$$/»^,
,^»/$$&¶## ##¶&$$/»^,
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,^»/$$&¶## ##¶&$$/»^,
,^»/$$&¶## 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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