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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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