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,@,@,,,@,@             * DREAM PALACE *             ,,,,@@,,@@
@@@@,,@@@,             ~ ----- ------ ~             ,,,@,@,@,@
,,,@,@,,@@             * ..... ...... *             ,,@@@@@@@,
,,@@@@,@,@             ^ ..... ...... ^             ,@,,,,,,@,
,@,,,@@@@,             ~ ..... ...... ~             @@,,,,,@@,
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,@,@@,,@,,             , ..... ...... ,             @@,,,@@@@@
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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))                 ,,,@,,,@@,
@,@@,,@@,@                                          ,,@@,,@,@,
@@,@,@,@@,                     »                    ,@,@,@@@@@
,@@@@@@,@@                                          @@@@@,,,,,
@,,,,,@@,@ 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.      ,,,@@,@@@@
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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. @@@@@,@@@,
,@,@,,,@,@                                          ,,,,@@,,@@
@@@@,,@@@,                     ,                    ,,,@,@,@,@
,,,@,@,,@@                                          ,,@@@@@@@,
,,@@@@,@,@ 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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