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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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