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,,,,,,@@,,             ¤ DREAM PALACE ¤             ,@,@@,@@@@
,,,,,@,@,,             , ----- ------ ,             @@@,@@,,,@
,,,,@@@@,,             ¤ ..... ...... ¤             ,,@@,@,,@@
,,,@,,,@,@             ^ ..... ...... ^             ,@,@@@,@,@
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,,,,,@,@@,                                          @,,,@,,@,,
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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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@@,@,,,@,@                    ~                     @,,@@,,,@,
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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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@@,@,@@,@,                     §                    @,,@@@@@,@
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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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@,,@@,,,@,                                          @@,,,,@,@@
@,@,@,,@@, 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. @@,,@,,@,@
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,,,,,@,@,,                     ,                    @@@,@@,,,@
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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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