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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.             .:«^*%¤@##
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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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