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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.                  ¤&^/«,....
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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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