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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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.~~:&@#### ~ ####@&:~~.
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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. @&:~~.....
....~~:&@# #@&:~~....
...~~:&@## ยง ##@&:~~...
..~~:&@### ###@&:~~..
.~~:&@#### 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. :~~.......
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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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