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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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