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,^~\=&&&&# #&&&&=\~^,
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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)) &&&&\~~,,,
,^~\=&&@## ##@&&=\~^,
,,,,~\\=&& ~ &&=\\~,,,,
,,^^~==&&@ @&&==~^^,,
,^~\=&@### 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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,,,,~\&&@# #@&&\~,,,,