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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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