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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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.~~†$¤@### I Wake Up Every Morning At Six Am. It'S ###@¤$†~~.
.~~†$¤¤¤@# Dark, And The Stars Are Out, But The #@¤¤¤$†~~.
.~~†$¤@### Sun Is About To Rise. Its A Long Day, ###@¤$†~~.
.~~~~$$$@# Before It Fades To Night Again, And #@$$$~~~~.
.~~†$¤@### Then It Stays So Until I Fall Asleep. ###@¤$†~~.
....~~~†$@ It Doesn'T Rise Unless I'Ve Had My @$†~~~....
..~~~†¤¤@# 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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