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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 ###%§^=:,,
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,,,:=^§%## = ##%§^=:,,,
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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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