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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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##§%$:=-¨¨                     =                    ¨¨-=:$%§##
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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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