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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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