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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))                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/†
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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.                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/†
/«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    †                     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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.      ¨¨,«/†¤§##
#§¤†/«,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,«/†¤§#
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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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†/«,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/†
/«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/
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