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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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