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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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