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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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