#$%^~,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,~^%$#
$%^~,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,~^%$
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^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^
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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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^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
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