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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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