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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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,^~^†$@¶@#                     †                    #@¶@$†^~^,
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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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