,,,:»»*§&# #&§*»»:,,,
,,,,,,,»§& &§»,,,,,,,
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,:»*§¤&@## ##@&¤§*»:,
,,,,,:»§&# #&§»:,,,,,
,,,,,:*§&# ¤ Dream Palace ¤ #&§*:,,,,,
,:»*§¤&@## : ----- ------ : ##@&¤§*»:,
,,,,»*¤&&# ¤ ..... ...... ¤ #&&¤*»,,,,
,,,,»*§¤&@ * ..... ...... * @&¤§*»,,,,
,:»*§¤&@## : ..... ...... : ##@&¤§*»:,
,:»*§¤&&&@ : ..... ...... : @&&&¤§*»:,
,:»§¤&@### , ..... ...... , ###@&¤§»:,
,:»*§¤&@## ##@&¤§*»:,
,:»*§¤&@## ##@&¤§*»:,
,,,,,,»§§& 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)) ##@&¤§*»:,
,:»*§¤&### ###&¤§*»:,
,,,:»*§&&& » &&&§*»:,,,
,:»*§¤&@@# #@@&¤§*»:,
,:»*§¤&@## 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. ##@&¤§*»:,
,:»*¤&@### ###@&¤*»:,
,:»*§¤&@## § ##@&¤§*»:,
,:»*§¤&@## ##@&¤§*»:,
,,,,,,:*¤& 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. ###@&¤§*»,
,:»*§¤&@@# #@@&¤§*»:,
,:»*§¤&@## & ##@&¤§*»:,
,:»****¤&& &&¤****»:,
,:»**§¤&@@ 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. ##@&¤§*»:,
,:»*§¤&@## ##@&¤§*»:,
,,,,,:*¤@@ , @@¤*:,,,,,
,:»*§¤&@## ##@&¤§*»:,
,:»*§¤&@## 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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