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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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..,==*%@##                     &                    ##@%*==,..
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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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