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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)) &&^=~^,,,,
,,,^~=^&&@ @&&^=~^,,,
,,^~=^&&@# ~ #@&&^=~^,,
,^~=^&&@## ##@&&^=~^,
,,^~=^&&@# 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. #@&&^=~^,,
,,,^~=^&&@ @&&^=~^,,,
,,,,^~=^&& & &&^=~^,,,,
,,,,,^~=^& &^=~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~=^ 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. ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^~ ~^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~= =~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^~=^ ^=~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~=^& &^=~^,,,,,
,,,,^~=^&& &&^=~^,,,,
,,,^~=^&&@ @&&^=~^,,,