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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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