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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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,,,,,~~†*%                     §                    %*†~~,,,,,
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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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,,,~~†*%§#                     #                    #§%*†~~,,,
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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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