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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))                 ,,,,,,,,,,
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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.                 ##&£*†=^,,
,,,^=†*£&#                                          #&£*†=^,,,
,,,,^=†*£&                    *                     &£*†=^,,,,
,,,,,^=†*£                                          £*†=^,,,,,
,,,,,,^=†* 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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