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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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,,«/%@&###                    &                     ###&@%/«,,
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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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