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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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,,,.~†^%&#                    &                     #&%^†~.,,,
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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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