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##@$§\=^¨¨                                          ¨¨^=\§$@##
#@$§\=^¨¨¨             $ dream palace $             ¨¨¨^=\§$@#
##@$§\=^¨¨             ^ ----- ------ ^             ¨¨^=\§$@##
###@$§\=^¨             $ ..... ...... $             ¨^=\§$@###
##@$§\=^¨¨             \ ..... ...... \             ¨¨^=\§$@##
#@$§\=^¨¨¨             ^ ..... ...... ^             ¨¨¨^=\§$@#
##@$§\=^¨¨             ^ ..... ...... ^             ¨¨^=\§$@##
###@$§\=^¨             ¨ ..... ...... ¨             ¨^=\§$@###
##@$§\=^¨¨                                          ¨¨^=\§$@##
#@$§\=^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^=\§$@#
##@$§\=^¨¨ 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))                 ¨^=\§$@###
##@$§\=^¨¨                                          ¨¨^=\§$@##
#@$§\=^¨¨¨                     =                    ¨¨¨^=\§$@#
##@$§\=^¨¨                                          ¨¨^=\§$@##
###@$§\=^¨ 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.                 ¨¨¨^=\§$@#
##@$§\=^¨¨                                          ¨¨^=\§$@##
###@$§\=^¨                     §                    ¨^=\§$@###
##@$§\=^¨¨                                          ¨¨^=\§$@##
#@$§\=^¨¨¨ 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.      ¨^=\§$@###
##@$§\=^¨¨                                          ¨¨^=\§$@##
#@$§\=^¨¨¨                    #                     ¨¨¨^=\§$@#
##@$§\=^¨¨                                          ¨¨^=\§$@##
###@$§\=^¨ 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. ¨¨^=\§$@##
###@$§\=^¨                                          ¨^=\§$@###
##@$§\=^¨¨                                          ¨¨^=\§$@##
#@$§\=^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^=\§$@#
##@$§\=^¨¨                                          ¨¨^=\§$@##
###@$§\=^¨                                          ¨^=\§$@###
##@$§\=^¨¨                                          ¨¨^=\§$@##