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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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