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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   §%††~¨¨¨¨¨
¨:~†$$$§§@ Healed, And  Wherever  And Whenever  I'D @§§$$$†~:¨
¨¨¨¨¨~†$%§ Fall  Asleep I'D  Always  Wake  Up Fully §%$†~¨¨¨¨¨
¨:~†$%§@@# Rested  In  My  Bed.  Sometimes  There'S #@@§%$†~:¨
¨:~†$%§@@# Accidents   Where   I  Lose   Stuff   By #@@§%$†~:¨
¨:~†$%§@## Forgetting To Put  Them In  The  Square. ##@§%$†~:¨
¨¨¨¨¨:†%§@                                          @§%†:¨¨¨¨¨
¨:~†$%§@@#                    ¨                     #@@§%$†~:¨
¨:~†$%%%§@                                          @§%%%$†~:¨
¨¨¨¨:†$§§@ At  Night,  I   Have  Demi-Lucid  Dreams @§§$†:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨::†%§§ 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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