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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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