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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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,^«:†*&@##                    †                     ##@&*†:«^,
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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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,,,^«::†&&                     ,                    &&†::«^,,,
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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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