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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 #@@&*%;«,.
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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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