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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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,^-==$## At Night, I Have Demi-Lucid Dreams ###&$==-^,
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,^--==$&&& The Cottage Tries To Communicate. Here, &&&$==--^,
,,,,,^=$&& It'S Not Endless But Connected To A &&$=^,,,,,
,^-==$## Large Sprawling City, Where My Radio ###&$==-^,
,,,,,-===& 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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