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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. ###@@*^-,,
,,,,,,,^@# #@^,,,,,,,
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