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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.                 ####&$%^,¨
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¨,=^%$&###                     %                    ###&$%^=,¨
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¨¨,=^^$&&# 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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