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