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&%-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-%&
&&&%-¨¨¨¨¨             $ Dream Palace $             ¨¨¨¨¨-%&&&
#@#&$%/-^¨             ^ ----- ------ ^             ¨^-/%$&#@#
###&$%/-^¨             $ ..... ...... $             ¨^-/%$&###
#@#&$%/-^¨             / ..... ...... /             ¨^-/%$&#@#
##$%/--^^¨             ^ ..... ...... ^             ¨^^--/%$##
&$%%%/^¨¨¨             ^ ..... ...... ^             ¨¨¨^/%%%$&
#@#&$%/-^¨             ¨ ..... ...... ¨             ¨^-/%$&#@#
##@#&$%-^¨                                          ¨^-%$&#@##
##&%-^^^¨¨                                          ¨¨^^^-%&##
#$///-¨¨¨¨ 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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###&$%/-^¨                                          ¨^-/%$&###