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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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