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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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