.~~*^%##@# #@##%^*~~.
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.~~*^%#### % Dream Palace % ####%^*~~.
.....~*^%# ~ ----- ------ ~ #%^*~.....
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.~~*^%##@# * ..... ...... * #@##%^*~~.
.~~*^%#### ~ ..... ...... ~ ####%^*~~.
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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)) #@##%^*~~.
.~~*^^^^^# #^^^^^*~~.
.~~*^%#### ~ ####%^*~~.
.~~*^%##@@ @@##%^*~~.
.~~*^%##@# 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. ###^^~....
.....~~*%# #%*~~.....
.~~*^%##@@ ^ @@##%^*~~.
...~***%%# #%%***~...
.....~^^%# 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. #^^~~~~...
..~~~^%%#@ @#%%^~~~..
.~~*^%###@ # @###%^*~~.
....~~~^%# #%^~~~....
.~~*^%#### 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. ##%^~.....
.~~*^%###@ @###%^*~~.
.~~*^%#@## # ##@#%^*~~.
.....~^%## ##%^~.....
.~~*^%###@ 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. @@##%^*~~.
.~~*^%##@# #@##%^*~~.
.~~*^%##@# . #@##%^*~~.
...~~*^%## ##%^*~~...
.~~*^%##@# 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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.~~~***^## ##^***~~~.
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