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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.                  ,,,,@@@,,,
@@@@,@,@@@                                          @,,,@,,@,,
@,,,@@@@,,                     %                    @@,,@@,@@,
@@,,@,,,@,                                          ,,@,@,@@,@
,,@,@@,,@@ 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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