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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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,,«†*$@@@#                    «                     #@@@$*†«,,
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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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