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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«: 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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