-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--
*--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--*
=*--¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨--*=
*=*--¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨--*=*
¤*=*--¨¨¨¨ * dream palace * ¨¨¨¨--*=*¤
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##@¤*=*--¨ * ..... ...... * ¨--*=*¤@##
#@¤*=*--¨¨ - ..... ...... - ¨¨--*=*¤@#
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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)) ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--
*--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--*
=*--¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨--*=
*=*--¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨--*=*
¤*=*--¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨--*=*¤
@¤*=*--¨¨¨ ¨¨¨--*=*¤@