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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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,,,,,,,^~=                    ~                     =~^,,,,,,,
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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.              ##@#£%=~^,
,,^~=%£#@#                                          #@#£%=~^,,
,,,^~=%£#@                     #                    @#£%=~^,,,
,,,,^~=%£#                                          #£%=~^,,,,
,,,,,^~=%£ 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. #£%=~^,,,,
,,,,,^~=%£                                          £%=~^,,,,,
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,,,,,,^~=% 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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