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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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,,«=$%&@##                    «                     ##@&%$=«,,
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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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,,«=$%&&&#                     ,                    #&&&%$=«,,
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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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