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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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