,^~/†*@#@@ @@#@*†/~^,
,^~/†*@#@# #@#@*†/~^,
,^~/†*@#@# #@#@*†/~^,
,,^^/††**# #**††/^^,,
,,,,~†***@ @***†~,,,,
,^~/†*@#@@ * 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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,^~/†*@#@# #@#@*†/~^,