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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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