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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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