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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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