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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. #&^;;.....
..~;^*## ###&*^;~..
..~;^*@# & #@#&*^;~..
.....~;^&@ @&^;~.....
..~;^*@@ 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. @&^^;~~...
..~;^*## ###&*^;~..
....~^^**# # #**^^~....
..~;^*@# #@#&*^;~..
......;*#@ 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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..~;^*@@ @@#&*^;~..
..~;^*@# #@#&*^;~..