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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 ##**«,,,,,
,,«\*$#@##                  Dreams.                 ##@#$*\«,,
,,«\*$#@##                                          ##@#$*\«,,
,,«\*$#@##                    *                     ##@#$*\«,,
,,«\*$#@##                                          ##@#$*\«,,
,,«\*$@### In This  Cottage There'S A Lot Of  Radio ###@$*\«,,
,,«\*$@###   Equipment, Sound Stuff, Synths, Tape   ###@$*\«,,
,,,«\**$## Players. Pen  And Paper, Books, Cameras, ##$**\«,,,
,,«\*$#@## Mirrors, Prisms,  And Various Things  To ##@#$*\«,,
,,,«\\$### 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 #*\«,,,,,,
,,,,««*$#@      Consider Them Friends As Well.      @#$*««,,,,
,,,,,\\*##                                          ##*\\,,,,,
,,«\*$#@##                     @                    ##@#$*\«,,
,,,,,,\$$#                                          #$$\,,,,,,
,,«\*$#@## Most Importantly,  There'S A Two  Square ##@#$*\«,,
,,«\*$$$#@ Meter Area  On  The  Floor Where  I  Can @#$$$*\«,,
,,«\*$#@## "Save"  Things.  Whatever I Put  In Here ##@#$*\«,,
,,«\*$#@## Will  Not  Be  Affected  By  The Nightly ##@#$*\«,,
,,«\*$#@##   Reset. Everything Else, However, Is    ##@#$*\«,,
,,«\*$#@@#     Completely Reset Overnight: Synth    #@@#$*\«,,
,,«\*$####   Patches Removed, Food Uneaten, Wounds  ####$*\«,,
,,«\*$#@## Healed, And Wherever  And  Whenever  I'D ##@#$*\«,,
,,«\*$#@## Fall  Asleep  I'D Always  Wake  Up Fully ##@#$*\«,,
,,«\*$#@## Rested  In  My  Bed.  Sometimes  There'S ##@#$*\«,,
,,«\*$#### Accidents  Where   I   Lose   Stuff   By ####$*\«,,
,,,,,\\\*# Forgetting  To Put  Them In  The Square. #*\\\,,,,,
,,«\*$#@##                                          ##@#$*\«,,
,,«\\*$$@@                     ,                    @@$$*\\«,,
,,,,,,«\$@                                          @$\«,,,,,,
,,«\*$@### 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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