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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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