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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, §*--¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,-=*$§@## BEFORE  IT  FADES TO  NIGHT  AGAIN,  AND ##@§$*=-,¨
¨,-=*$$$@@ THEN IT  STAYS  SO UNTIL I  FALL ASLEEP. @@$$$*=-,¨
¨,-=$§@### IT  DOESN'T  RISE  UNLESS  I'VE  HAD  MY ###@§$=-,¨
¨¨¨¨¨--*$@                 DREAMS.                  @$*--¨¨¨¨¨
¨,-=*$§§@#                                          #@§§$*=-,¨
¨¨¨¨,,,=$§                     *                    §$=,,,¨¨¨¨
¨,-=*$§@##                                          ##@§$*=-,¨
¨,-----=*§ 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.              §*--,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,-=*$§@##                                          ##@§$*=-,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-*§                     §                    §*-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,-=*$§@##                                          ##@§$*=-,¨
¨¨¨¨¨-*$§# I HAVE  FRIENDS - THERE'S A CAT,  AND  A #§$*-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨--***§ DOG   (WHO  IS  RIDICOLOUSLY  LARGE  AND §***--¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=$§§# WANTS TO BE  THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO #§§$=,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨--=*$$@ THE SHORTWAVE RADIO,  AND TRANSMIT A BIT @$$*=--¨¨¨
¨,-=*$$$§@ MYSELF,  SONGS  AND  POETRY,  AND  FOUND @§$$$*=-,¨
¨,-=*$§@## SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS  TELL ##@§$*=-,¨
¨,-=*$§@## OF THEIR LIVES,  PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ##@§$*=-,¨
¨,-*$§@### AND  TELL  TALES  OF  THE  OLD WORLD.  I ###@§$*-,¨
¨,-=*$$§§#      CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL.      #§§$$*=-,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=*§§                                          §§*=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-*$§                     @                    §$*-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,-=***$@#                                          #@$***=-,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=$$§ MOST IMPORTANTLY, THERE'S  A  TWO SQUARE §$$=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,-=*$§### METER AREA  ON THE  FLOOR  WHERE  I  CAN ###§$*=-,¨
¨,---**$$@ "SAVE"  THINGS.  WHATEVER  I PUT IN HERE @$$**---,¨
¨,-=*$§@## WILL  NOT BE  AFFECTED  BY  THE  NIGHTLY ##@§$*=-,¨
¨,-=*$§@@@    RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS   @@@§$*=-,¨
¨,-=*$$$@#     COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH    #@$$$*=-,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-*$@   PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS  @$*-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,-=*$§@## HEALED, AND  WHEREVER  AND WHENEVER  I'D ##@§$*=-,¨
¨¨,,,=**§§ FALL ASLEEP  I'D ALWAYS  WAKE  UP  FULLY §§**=,,,¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=*$@ RESTED  IN  MY  BED.  SOMETIMES  THERE'S @$*=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,-=*$§@## ACCIDENTS   WHERE   I   LOSE  STUFF   BY ##@§$*=-,¨
¨,-=*$§@## FORGETTING  TO PUT THEM IN  THE  SQUARE. ##@§$*=-,¨
¨,-----*§§                                          §§*-----,¨
¨,-=*$§@##                     ¨                    ##@§$*=-,¨
¨,-=*$§@##                                          ##@§$*=-,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-=$§ AT  NIGHT,   I  HAVE  DEMI-LUCID  DREAMS §$=-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,-=$§@### WHERE THE  SPIRITS  OF THE FOREST AROUND ###@§$=-,¨
¨,-=*$§### THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE.  HERE, ###§$*=-,¨
¨,-=*$§@## IT'S  NOT  ENDLESS  BUT  CONNECTED  TO A ##@§$*=-,¨
¨,-=*$§@## LARGE  SPRAWLING  CITY,  WHERE  MY RADIO ##@§$*=-,¨
¨,-=*$§§§# FRIENDS LIVE.  WE GO  EXPLORING TOGETHER #§§§$*=-,¨
¨,-=**$$§§ - THINGS ARE DEEP AND  DARK - BUT UNLIKE §§$$**=-,¨
¨,-====$$§ ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING  THE DAY. §$$====-,¨
¨,-=*$§@## THIS  IS  A  MYSTERY WE  OFTEN  DISCUSS. ##@§$*=-,¨
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