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@,,@,@,@,@                                          @,@,,@,@@,
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@,,@,@,@,@             & 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. @,@,@@,,@,
@,,@,@,@,@                                          @,@,,@,@@,
@,@@,@,@,@                                          @,@,@@,,@,
@,,@,@,@,@                                          @,@,,@,@@,
@,@@,@,@,@                                          @,@,@@,,@,
@,,@,@,@,@                                          @,@,,@,@@,
@,@@,@,@,@                                          @,@,@@,,@,