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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))                 &&&,,&&&&,
,,&&&&&,,,                                          &&,,,,&&,,
&,,&&&,,&&                     «                    &,,&&,,,,&
,,,,&,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,&&,,
&&&,,,&&&& 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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,,,&&&&&,,                     #                    &&&&&&&&&,
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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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