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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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