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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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,,,,===^=@                     =                    @=^===,,,,
,,,=^^%%@@                                          @@%%^^=,,,
,,,,,=^^%# 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.              ##%%^==,,,
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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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,^=^^^^==@                    #                     @==^^^^=^,
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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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,^=^=%@@@#                                          #@@@%=^=^,
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