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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, ~,,,,,,,,,
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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 ~,,,,,,,,,
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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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