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,,,,,^«*=£             £ DREAM PALACE £             £=*«^,,,,,
,,,,^«*=££             ^ ----- ------ ^             ££=*«^,,,,
,,,^«*=££@             £ ..... ...... £             @££=*«^,,,
,,^«*=££@#             * ..... ...... *             #@££=*«^,,
,^«*=££@##             ^ ..... ...... ^             ##@££=*«^,
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,,,^«*=££@             , ..... ...... ,             @££=*«^,,,
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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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