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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 $=\--.....
......--\= 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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