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@,@@,@,@,@             ¤ DREAM PALACE ¤             ,@,@,@,,@,
@,,@,@,@,@             : ----- ------ :             @@,@,@,@@,
@,@@,@,@,@             ¤ ..... ...... ¤             ,@,@,@,,@,
@,,@,@,@,@             / ..... ...... /             @@,@,@,@@,
@,@@,@,@,@             : ..... ...... :             ,@,@,@,,@,
@,,@,@,@,@             : ..... ...... :             @@,@,@,@@,
@,@@,@,@,@             , ..... ...... ,             ,@,@,@,,@,
@,,@,@,@,@                                          @@,@,@,@@,
@,@@,@,@,@                                          ,@,@,@,,@,
@,,@,@,@,@ 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.                 ,@,@,@,,@,
@,,@,@,@,@                                          @@,@,@,@@,
@,@@,@,@,@                    ^                     ,@,@,@,,@,
@,,@,@,@,@                                          @@,@,@,@@,
@,@@,@,@,@ 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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@,@@,@,@,@                                          ,@,@,@,,@,
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