,,-~†^§£@#                                          #@£§^†~-,,
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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.             @£§^†~-,,,
,,-~†^§£@#                                          #@£§^†~-,,
,-~†^§£@##                    £                     ##@£§^†~-,
,,-~†^§£@#                                          #@£§^†~-,,
,,,-~†^§£@ 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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