,^-\$%@#@#                                          #@#@%$\-^,
,,,-\$$$%@                                          @%$$$\-,,,
,,,^---$%#                                          #%$---^,,,
,^-\$%@#@@                                          @@#@%$\-^,
,^---\$@@@                                          @@@$\---^,
,^-\$%%@@#             % 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. #@#@%$\-^,
,^-\$%@#@@                                          @@#@%$\-^,
,,,,,-\$%#                                          #%$\-,,,,,
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,^-\$%@#@#                                          #@#@%$\-^,
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