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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.                  @,@@,@@,,@
@@,,@,,@,,                                          @@,@@,@,@,
,@,@@,@@,,                    *                     ,@@,@@@@@@
@@@,@@,@,,                                          @,@@,,,,,@
,,@@,@@@,, 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.      ,@@,,@,,,@
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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. @,,@,,@,@,
,@,@@,@,@,                                          @,@@,@@@@,
@@@,@@@@@,                     ,                    @@,@@,,,@,
,,@@,,,,@,                                          ,@@,@,,@@@
,@,@,,,@@@ 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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