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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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