,,~\=§@@@@ @@@@§=\~,,
,,~\=§@@@@ @@@@§=\~,,
,,~\===§@@ @@§===\~,,
,,,,,~=@@@ @@@=~,,,,,
,,~\=§@@## ##@@§=\~,,
,,,,\\=§§@ § 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. @@§§§=\~,,
,,,,,~=§@@ @@§=~,,,,,
,,~\=§@@@@ @@@@§=\~,,
,,,,,\\§§@ @§§\\,,,,,
,,~\=§@@## ##@@§=\~,,
,,~\=§@@@# #@@@§=\~,,
,,,,,,\\=@ @=\\,,,,,,