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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.      ,,@,@,,,@@
@,,,@,@,@@                                          @,@@@@,,@,
@@,,@@@@@,                    £                     ,@@,,,@,@@
,,@,@,,,,@                                          @@,@,,@@@,
,,@@@@,,,@ 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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