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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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...:«/*@§# * #§@*/«:...
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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. #§@*/«:...
..:«/*@§## ##§@*/«:..
.:«/*@§### # ###§@*/«:.
..:«/*@§## ##§@*/«:..
...:«/*@§# 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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