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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))                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~=†
=~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~=
~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                     ~                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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#@&&†=~^¨¨                    †                     ¨¨^~=†&&@#
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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.              ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~
=~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~=
†=~^¨¨¨¨¨¨                    &                     ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~=†
&†=~^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^~=†&
&&†=~^¨¨¨¨ 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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=~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~=