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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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