,,=:%$£@##                                          ##@£$%:=,,
,,=:%$&£@#                                          #@£&$%:=,,
,,=:%$&£@#                                          #@£&$%:=,,
,,,,,,:%&£                                          £&%:,,,,,,
,,,,,,=:$£                                          £$:=,,,,,,
,,:%$&£@##             $ 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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,,,==:::%&                                          &%:::==,,,