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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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