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,,,,,,,@,@                                          ,,,,@@,@@,
,,,,,,@@@,             & DREAM PALACE &             ,,,@,@@,@,
,,,,,@,,@@             , ----- ------ ,             ,,@@@,@@@,
,,,,@@,@,,             & ..... ...... &             ,@,,@@,,@,
,,,@,@@@,@             ^ ..... ...... ^             @@,@,@,@@,
,,@@@,,@@,             , ..... ...... ,             ,@@@@@@,@,
,@,,@,@,@@             , ..... ...... ,             @,,,,,@@@,
@@,@@@@@,,             , ..... ...... ,             @,,,,@,,@,
,@@,,,,@,,                                          @,,,@@,@@@
@,@,,,@@,@                                          @,,@,@@,,@
@@@,,@,@@@ 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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