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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.                  $===^¨¨¨¨¨
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¨^===$¤### 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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