,^=\*%@£##                                          ##£@%*\=^,
,,^=\*%@£#                                          #£@%*\=^,,
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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.                  *\=^,,,,,,
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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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,,,,,,^=\*                    £                     *\=^,,,,,,
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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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