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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)) ##@#§*^~,,
,,~^*§#@## ##@#§*^~,,
,,,,,^^^*# ~ #*^^^,,,,,
,,,,,,^*§@ @§*^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^§# 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. #§*~,,,,,,
,,~^*§#@## ##@#§*^~,,
,,~^*§#@## # ##@#§*^~,,
,,,,,,~*#@ @#*~,,,,,,
,,,,,^^**# 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. #*^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^§# #§^,,,,,,,
,,~^*§#@## ##@#§*^~,,
,,~^^^§#@# #@#§^^^~,,
,,,,,^*§## ##§*^,,,,,
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