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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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