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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))                 =^,,,,,,,,
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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.                  #@#%§==^,,
,^==§%#@##                                          ##@#%§==^,
,,^==§%#@#                     §                    #@#%§==^,,
,,,^==§%#@                                          @#%§==^,,,
,,,,^==§%# 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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,,,,,,,,^= 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. ##@#%§==^,
,,^==§%#@#                                          #@#%§==^,,
,,,^==§%#@                     ,                    @#%§==^,,,
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,,,,,^==§% 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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