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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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