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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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#&%^~~,,,,                     &                    ,,,,~~^%&#
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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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&&&&%§^~,,                    #                     ,,~^§%&&&&
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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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###&%§^~,,                     ,                    ,,~^§%&###
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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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