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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.                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    *                     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                     @                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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. #%*/«:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:«/*%#@                                          @#%*/«:¨¨¨
¨¨:«/*%#@#                    ¨                     #@#%*/«:¨¨
¨:«/*%#@##                                          ##@#%*/«:¨
¨¨:«/*%#@# 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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