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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. #####¨####
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