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,,,^~*=£&#                                          #&£=*~^,,,
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,,,,,,^~*=             £ DREAM PALACE £             =*~^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~*             ^ ----- ------ ^             *~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^~*=             £ ..... ...... £             =*~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~*=£             * ..... ...... *             £=*~^,,,,,
,,,,^~*=£&             ^ ..... ...... ^             &£=*~^,,,,
,,,^~*=£&#             ^ ..... ...... ^             #&£=*~^,,,
,,^~*=£&##             , ..... ...... ,             ##&£=*~^,,
,^~*=£&###                                          ###&£=*~^,
,,^~*=£&##                                          ##&£=*~^,,
,,,^~*=£&# 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.                 =*~^,,,,,,
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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. *~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^~*=                                          =*~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~*=£                    ,                     £=*~^,,,,,
,,,,^~*=£&                                          &£=*~^,,,,
,,,^~*=£&# 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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