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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     #@#$†=^...
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..^=†$#@##                    =                     ##@#$†=^..
...^=†$#@#                                          #@#$†=^...
....^=†$#@ 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.                 @#$†=^....
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..^=†$#@## 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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