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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))                 ,@,@,@@,@,
@,@@,@,@,@                                          ,@,@,,@,@,
@,,@,@,@,@                     »                    ,@,@,@@,@,
@,@@,@,@,@                                          ,@,@,,@,@,
@,,@,@,@,@ 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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@,,@,@,@,@                     @                    ,@,@,@@,@,
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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. ,@,@,,@,@,
@,,@,@,@,@                                          ,@,@,@@,@,
@,@@,@,@,@                     ,                    ,@,@,,@,@,
@,,@,@,@,@                                          ,@,@,@@,@,
@,@@,@,@,@ 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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