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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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@,,,@,,@@,                    =                     ,,,,,@,,@,
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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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,@,,,,@@@@                     £                    ,@,,@@@,@@
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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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