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,.«^§§§§@# #@§§§§^«.,
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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)) @§§^«««.,,
,«^§§@#@## ##@#@§§^«,
,,...««§@# « #@§««...,,
,,,««§§@@@ @@@§§««,,,
,,,,,,.^§@ 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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