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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     ##¶§%=*=^.
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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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