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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    £¤\^^,,,,,
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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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