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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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,,,,^~=^&&                    &                     &&^=~^,,,,
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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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,,^~=^&&@#                     @                    #@&&^=~^,,
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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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