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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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@@,@,@,,,,                    §                     ,@,@,,,@@,
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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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@,@@@,,,,@ 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. @@@,,,@@,,
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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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