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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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