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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.                 @@@,,,,@@,
,,,,,,,@,@                                          @,,@,,,@,@
@,,,,,,@@@                    ^                     ,@,@@,,@@@
,@,,,,,@,,                                          @@@@,@,@,,
,@@,,,,@@, 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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